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How to Recover Deleted Photos or Emails

Deleted something by mistake? No problem — everything is recoverable.

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Written by Chamandeep Tanwar

📸 Recovering Photos & Videos

Cleanup sends deleted media to the iPhone’s Recently Deleted folder.

To restore:

  1. Open Photos
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  2. Scroll to Recently Deleted
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  3. Select the photos/videos
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  4. Tap Recover

These stay available for 30 days.


📧 Recovering Emails

Cleanup moves deleted emails to Gmail Trash.

To restore:

  1. Open Gmail app or gmail.com
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  2. Go to the Trash folder
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  3. Select the email(s)
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  4. Tap Move to Inbox

Gmail keeps them for 30 days.


⭐ Important Notes

  • Cleanup cannot permanently delete items instantly
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  • If you permanently delete items from Recently Deleted or Gmail Trash, they cannot be recovered
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  • If you need help, tap Support inside Cleanup and we’ll assist you
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