How to Retrieve Deleted Photos on iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus – 4 Ways at Hand

Updated to iPhone Data Recovery Tips by Robert on Feb 23, 2024 | Approved by Jennifer Allen

Can you recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 7? Sure, you can. There are 4 ways for how to recover deleted photos on an iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. One is to recover deleted photos on iPhone 7 without backup, but from iPhone itself. Another two are restoring deleted photos on iPhone 7 with iTunes and iCloud separately. Download iBeesoft iPhone Data Recovery to learn the ways to recover deleted photos on iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus.

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"How do I recover permanently deleted photos from my iPhone 7? I lost my photos while deleting the photos accidentally. Please share with me the best way to recover deleted photos on iPhone 7."

People always make the mistake to delete photos on the iPhone. You can see many people are asking “how to retrieve deleted photos on an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus”. Actually, there are basically 3 ways available to recover deleted photos on an iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus.

Part 1. How to Restore Deleted Photos on iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus

Do you know that after you tap the option “Delete” to delete photos on iPhone 7, the deleted photos are not deleted permanently? They're still on your iPhone photo album "Recently Deleted".

Tap the Photos app on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus.

Then find and click to open the album "Recently Deleted".

Next, find the deleted photos, select them and click "Recover".

It’s the best option if you haven’t deleted the photos in the "Recently Deleted" album. It is a feature specially designed for iPhone users to prevent pictures lost on the iPhone. In this case, think twice before you clean the "Recently Deleted" album. Please also note the photos in the album are cleaned up after the deletion for 30 days.

Part 2. How to Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone 7 without Backup

The hardest problem is how to recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 7 if you have emptied the “Recently Deleted” album and you had not backed up the iPhone before the deletion. Actually, you can try your luck to recover deleted photos from iPhone 7 without backup, but scan iPhone directly for the deleted photos. To do it, you need the help of iBeesoft iPhone Data Recovery, a professional yet trustworthy tool developed for iPhone users to prevent data loss from iPhone by recovering files on the iPhone.

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Step 1. Click the DOWNLOAD button to download the right version for your computer. There are 2 separate versions for Windows PC and Mac. The recovery process in the two different versions is the same. After then, install the software on your computer.

Step 2. Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone with your computer, making sure you have to tap the "Trust This Computer" on your iPhone. Only by that, your iPhone will be displayed on your computer. Launch the iPhone Data Recovery and click "Recover from iOS Device". After then, click the "Scan" button right beside the iPhone area to recover deleted photos from iPhone without backup.

Step 3. Wait for the scanning process to finish. After that, you can see all the found files sorted into categories. Click "Photos" in the category panel and check out the details on the right side. From there, you can see the details for each picture. Select need photos and click "Recover" to retrieve deleted pictures on iPhone 7 Plus/iPhone 7.

Part 3. How to Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone with iCloud Backup File

It’s bravo if you had backed up your iPhone to iCloud before you deleting pictures on iPhone 7 or iPhone Plus, because you can make use of an iCloud backup file to restore deleted pictures on iPhone. There are 2 options to recover deleted photos on iPhone with iCloud backup.

#1. Extract deleted iPhone photos from iCloud backup

1) Download and install iBeesoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer and click "Recover from iCloud". From the new window, sign in with your Google account, letting the software detects the iCloud backup files for you.

2) Find the iCloud backup file which contains the pictures you deleted from iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, and click "Scan".

3) In the result window, preview pictures and find the target photos, select them and click "Recover".

#2. Restore iPhone with iCloud backup to restore deleted photos on iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus

Restoring iPhone with the iCloud backup file will remove all existing files on your iPhone. Instead, the files in the backup package will be put back on your iPhone.

1) Find and tap "Settings" on your iPhone.

2) Go to "General" > "Reset" > Erase All Content and Settings. Confirm the restoring action until it starts to reset your iPhone.

3) Choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" > Sign in with your iCloud account > select an iCloud backup to restore the pictures deleted to your iPhone 7 or iPhone Plus.

Part 4. How to Retrieve Deleted Photos on iPhone 7 with iTunes Backup File

To deleted pictures without iCloud, another option is recovering deleted photos on iPhone 7 with iTunes backup file. 2 options are available as well.

#1. Extract deleted pictures from iPhone 7 with iTunes backup file

1) Download and install iBeesoft iPhone Data Recovery for Mac or Windows on the computer where you have backed up your iPhone with. After then, click "Recover from iTunes".

2) From the iTunes backup files list, select an iTunes backup file and click "Scan".

3) Preview, select and click "Recover" to save target pictures to the computer.

#2. Restore deleted pictures on iPhone 7 with iTunes backup file

1) Connect your iPhone with the computer where you had backed up your iPhone to iTunes.

2) Launch iTunes and click "Restore Backup" > select an iTunes backup to restore your iPhone. That’s it!

The mentioned 4 ways are all great. However, you should select the one that’s right for you. And I prefer to make use of iPhone data recovery software since restoring iPhone 7 or iPhone Plus with iTunes or iCloud will make the current files replaced. It’s painful as well. Try iBeesoft to recover iPhone photos from broken phone or get pictures back in other loss scenarios!