Quick Guide to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone 6

I am sure you will take many precious photos with the iPhone 6, which holds your precious memories. Unfortunately, data loss happens often, which may be caused by accidental deletion, human error, physical damage, iOS update, jailbreak, restoring factory settings, etc.

If you accidentally delete photos from your iPhone 6, you can quickly recover them from the “Recently Deleted” folder. But what if you delete it from this folder?

Don't be afraid, there are still several methods to recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 6. Using iPhone data recovery software to retrieve permanently deleted photos from iPhone will be the fastest and safest method if you don't have a backup.

Check the Recently Deleted Album Immediately

Since iOS 8, Apple add a Recently Deleted album in the Photos app to store and recover deleted photos when necessary. The deleted photos will remain there for 30 days. So please check this album if the deleted photos are within 30 days or you don't delete photos from it, your photos may not deleted permanently.

Step 1. Open the Photos app. Tap Albums and scroll down until you see the Recently Deleted album.

Step 2. Check if there are the photos you want to recover.

Step 3. Once found, tap Select and choose one or more photos you want to recover. At last, tap the Recover button to recover deleted photos from iPhone.

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone 6 Step by Step

If your photos are not in the Recently Deleted album, it's deleted permanently. You can consider recovering permanently deleted photos from iPhone 6 using backup (if available) or software. 

Way 1: Recover Permanently Deleted Photos using Software (Without Backup)

If you don't backup your photos regularly, you may not have backup. In this case, the fastest and safest way is to use professional iPhone data recovery software MyRecover for iOS to recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 6. 

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Step 1. Open MyRecover for iOS. Then, connect your iPhone 6 to your computer and click "Trust this PC" on your iPhone. 

Step 2. Then, tap “Scan Now” to scan your iPhone 6 and find permanently deleted photos. Wait patiently, the scanning time depends on the amount of data you have.

Step 3.  Tap Photos and select the deleted ones. Then, click “Recover”. to recover permanently deleted pictures from iPhone 6.

Way 2: Recover permanently deleted photos from iCloud backup 

A valuable iCloud backup is an indispensable item for recovering photos permanently. Let's perform how to restore iPhone data from iCloud backup step by step.

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

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

Step 3. Select the most recent iCloud backup to restore your iPhone after signing in with your Apple ID.

Way 3: Recover permanently deleted photos from iTunes backup

In addition, if you have an iTunes backup, you can also use iTunes to retrieve deleted photos on your iPhone 6. Please note that similar to iCloud, if you perform an iTunes restore, all data and settings on your iOS device will be replaced by the backup contents.

Step 1. Launch the latest iTunes on your computer, and connect your iPhone to your PC with a lightning cable. Then, click the “iPhone” icon.

Step 2. Click “Summary” > “Restore Backup”.

Step 3. Select the backup including the permanently deleted photos from the backup list and click “Restore”.

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As you can see, recovering permanently deleted photos from iPhone 6 is not a difficult task if you have iCloud/iTunes backup or iPhone data recovery software - MyRecover for iOS. Using software will be the fastest and safest method and does not require any backup.

You may now realize the importance of backing up your iPhone photos to avoid losing your data completely. Therefore, don't hesitate to make a good habit of backing up your device regularly.