[Resolved] How to Recover Deleted Videos from iPhone

Accidentally delete photos from your iPhone? Take it easy, this guide is all about how to recover deleted videos from your iPhone with or without backup.

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By Penny / Updated on December 11, 2024

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Can you permanently recover deleted files from your iPhone if videos are deleted or mistakenly deleted?

Losing precious videos on your iPhone can be a frustrating experience, especially when they capture cherished memories or important moments. Whether accidental deletion, system glitches, or other unexpected events caused the loss, the good news is that recovering deleted videos from an iPhone is often possible.

This guide’ll explore effective methods to recover deleted videos from iPhone, including using built-in iPhone features, iCloud or iTunes backups, and specialized recovery tools. Follow these steps to ensure your valuable memories are restored quickly and safely.

How to recover deleted videos from iPhone Albums

By default, photos taken with the Camera app are saved to the Photos app. If a photo is deleted, it is moved to the Recently Deleted folder and retained for some time so that you have the opportunity to recover the photo by following these steps:

Step 1.  Go to “Photos” > “Album” > “Recently Deleted”.

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Step 2. Select your needed deleted videos, click “Select” > “Recover”, then click “Recover one or more videos”.

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Recover recently deleted videos from iPhone backup

If you have backed up your videos, then you can recover deleted videos from these avenues, including iCloud, iTunes, and Finder.

▶ Method 1. Recover deleted videos from the iCloud.com

If you turn on iCloud, videos will be synced and updated automatically on iCloud.com. That is to say, you can scan these synced files on Cloud.com. Please look through the steps to restore the deleted videos from iCloud.com for no more than 30 days.

Step 1. Go to iCloud.com with any browser after signing into your Apple ID.

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Step 2. In Photos on iCloud.com, click the Recently Deleted album in the sidebar.

Step 3. Select one or more videos you want to retrieve and click “Recover”.

▶ Method 2. Recover deleted videos via iCloud/iTunes  backup

Compared with iCloud.com, some users who are more familiar with iCloud backup could refer to the concrete steps to recover deleted videos via iCloud backup. Of course, you have to ensure a valuable iCloud backup containing your needed videos. These steps depict how to recover permanently deleted videos iPhone

Steps to recover deleted videos from iCloud backup

Tips: 
  1. Restoring iPhone data from the iCloud/iTunes backup has to erase all the content and settings on your iPhone after the factory reset. 
  2. Photos stored in iCloud.com will not be included in the iCloud backup.

Step 1. Click “Settings” > “General” > “Reset/Transfer or Reset iPhone” > “Erase All Content and Settings”.

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Step 2. Your iPhone will restart and be set up. When comes to the “Apps & Data” screen, click “Restore from iCloud Backup”.

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Step 3. Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID, then choose a backup from the list of iCloud backups.

Steps to recover deleted videos from iTunes backup

Step 1. Launch your latest iTunes and connect to your iPhone, then click the “iPhone” icon on the left corner.

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Step 2. Go to “Summary” > “Restore Backup”.

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Step 3. Select the iTunes backup you want to retrieve from the backup list and click “Restore”.

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▶ Method 3. Use Finder to recover recently deleted videos from iPhone

You can also use “Finder”  from Mac to retrieve your iPhone to an earlier date. Now follow the steps below:

Step 1. Launch Finder. connect your iPhone to your computer.

Step 2. Select your iPhone from the list of locations on the left.

Step 3. Click the Restore Backup button located in the General tab.

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Step 4. Select the backup from which you want to restore. In most cases, you should choose the latest backup. You should select an older backup only if you know that the latest backup does not contain the data you want to recover.

Step 5. Click the Recover button to confirm that you are ready to recover your iPhone from the selected backup and enter your password if prompted.

How to recover deleted videos from iPhone without backup

Sometimes the iCloud or iTunes backup is ineffective at restoring data. If someone asks you how to recover deleted videos from iPhone without backup? You can utilize the iPhone data recovery software such as MyRecover for iOS to get the deleted videos back. Please ensure you can turn on your iPhone.

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★Shining features:
 Preview all the data before iPhone data recovery and restore selective data to your iPhone. 
 Recover Photos, Videos, Contacts, Call History, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Voice Memos, Safari, BookMarks, and WeChat.
 Support all models of iPhone including iPhone 13/13 mini/13 pro and be compatible with Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP. 

Step 1. Download and install MyRecover for iOS on your computer, then connect your iOS device to your PC.

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Step 2.Trust This Computer” on your iPhone and click “Scan Now” to start the scanning process.

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Step 3. After scanning, you can see all the recoverable data on the list. Navigate to the target you need, then click “Recover”.

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In conclusion

Can I recover deleted videos from my iPhone? Of course, you can. In theory, you can use any of these four approaches. For example, your videos are deleted beyond 30 days without any available backup. In this case, you can directly embrace a third-party data recovery tool like MyRecover for iOS.

Given that the iCloud or iTunes restoring method does not support backup previewing and selective backup, you can try this free iPhone backup and transfer software AOMEI FoneBackup. In this case, you can restore your iPhone without losing data from the Photos Backup.

Penny
Penny · Editor
Penny works as an editor at AOMEI Technology, while she's a tester and editor for AOMEI Data Recovery Tools. She enjoys helping users with data recovery issues on Windows and iPhones using simple and practical solutions. Outside of work, she has a strong affection for pets, particularly giant pandas.