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[Video Guided] How to Find Deleted Videos on iPhone with/without Backup

by Jenefey Aaron   Updated on 2024-08-28 / Update for  iPhone Recovery Tips

Many things can cause videos to be permanently deleted from your iPhone. You might have deleted videos from the Photos app and missed the 30-day recovery period in the Recently Deleted folder. Or, you could have factory reset your iPhone, losing all your videos. Sometimes, an iOS update failure or system crash can also permanently delete videos.

Luckily, there are several ways to recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone, whether or not you have a backup. This guide will show you how to find deleted videos on iPhone and recover them yourself, often within minutes. Let’s get started!

Part 1: Can Permanently Deleted iPhone Files Be Recovered?

Yes, you can easily recover permanently deleted videos iphone without backup or backup, no matter the data loss scenario. When files are deleted permanently from an iPhone, they are actually still present in the internal storage until new data overwrites their storage space. So, if you act fast and try to recover deleted files before they are overwritten, you can easily recover permanently deleted files. 

Part 2: How to Recover Deleted Videos on iPhone Free

  • Open the Photos app, go to Albums at the bottom of the screen.
  • Scroll down to find the Recently Deleted album under Utilities.

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  • Tap on the video you want to restore and then click Recover in the bottom right corner.

Part 3: Recover Permanently Deleted Videos on iPhone Without Backup

Permanently deleted videos on iPhone are not accessible directly. So, you have to use data recovery software to extract those files. Tenorshare UltData is the best tool to recover permanently deleted videos iPhone without backup. No matter if your video files are deleted accidentally or through system issues, it can extract and recover them efficiently.

The key features of Tenorshare UltData include:

  • Recover permanently deleted videos from iPhone directly without backup or jailbreak.
  • Recover permanently deleted videos from mistaken deletion, iOS update issues, system crashes, factory reset, and similar scenarios.
  • Retrieve 35+ data types from iPhone, including photos, videos, audio, documents, or third-party apps data.
  • Restore data directly from iCloud and iTunes backup without factory reset iPhone.
  • Provide a preview of recoverable files to recover only selective ones.

Recover Permanently Deleted Video from iPhone: Video Guide

Here's how to recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone with Tenorshare UltData:

  • Install and launch the Tenorshare UltData tool on your Windows or Mac computer. Then, click the "Recover Data from iOS Devices" option. Connect your iPhone to the computer using the USB cable and follow the instructions to complete the connection. selecting direct iPhone recovery
  • Tick the "Photos & Videos" and other data types checkboxes you want to recover and tap "Scan". selecting data types to recover
  • Wait for the scan to finish. Afterward, search and preview the permanently deleted videos you want to get back. Select the ones you want to restore and click "Recover". preview-based selective recovery

That's it! So, that's how Tenorshare UltData lets you recover deleted video on iPhone with a few simple click-based steps.

Part 4: Recover Deleted Videos from iPhone with Backup

Another way to recover permanently deleted videos from an iPhone is to restore the backup. Here's how to recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone with backup:

1. Recover Deleted Videos from iPhone from iCloud [without Data Loss]

To restore an iCloud backup on an iPhone, the default approach is to factory reset your iPhone and then choose to restore the backup from iCloud during the iPhone's initial setup process. However, following this approach means that you will lose existing data.

The alternative and the recommended approach is to use Tenorshare UltData to restore iCloud backup. UltData can intelligently extract videos from the iCloud backup without resetting iPhone or recover all backed-up data.

How to recover permanently deleted videos from iPhone from iCloud backup using Tenorshare UltData:

  • Launch the Tenorshare UltData tool and click "Recover Data from iCloud" from the main home screen. selecting recovery though iCloud backup
  • Enter the iCloud login credentials to sign in. entering iCloud login credentials
  • Select "Photo Video" and other data types to recover and tap "Download". selecting data types to recover
  • Preview and select the video files to recover and click "Recover to PC". 
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This way, Tenorshare UltData offers an intuitive way to easily recover deleted videos on iPhone from iCloud backup.

2. Recover Deleted Video on iPhone from iTunes [without Resetting]

Like iCloud, you can also recover an iPhone backup made in iTunes and get back deleted videos. Here again, the default recovery process will overwrite the iPhone with backed-up data. To avoid that, Tenorshare UltData offers a dedicated feature to recover selective files from iTunes backup.

Here's why to use Tenorshare UltData iPhone Data Recovery:

How to recover permanently deleted videos on iPhone from iTunes backup with Tenorshare UltData:

  • Launch the Tenorshare UltData tool and click "Recover Data from Backup" from the main home screen. Choose the iTunes backup file you want to restore and click "Next". selecting recovery through iTunes backup
  • Tick the "Photo Video" checkbox and other data types you want to scan and extract from the backup. Afterward, click "Scan". selecting data types to recover
  • After scanning, find and preview the video files to recover. Once done, click "Recover to PC". 
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This way, you can smartly extract only the selective files from the iTunes backup and recover deleted videos on iPhone.

Ending Words

Knowing that your videos are permanently deleted is terrifying news. However, this guide is proof that you still have a strong chance to recover permanently deleted videos iPhone without backup or with backup. All you have to do is use the Tenorshare UltData iPhone Data Recovery Tool. Afterward, you can use it to directly recover deleted videos from iPhone storage or through iCloud/iTunes backup. Furthermore, its preview-based recovery makes it super-easy to recover only targeted videos.

  Updated on 2024-08-28 / Update for  iPhone Recovery Tips

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