[2024] How to Recover Permanently Deleted Videos on iPhone with/Without Backup

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Updated on 2024-11-30 / iPhone Recovery Tips

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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: Are Videos Permanently Deleted from iPhone?

When videos are deleted from an iPhone, they are first moved to the "Recently Deleted" folder, where they remain for 30 days and can be restored during this period. After 30 days or if manually cleared, they are permanently deleted. However, if iCloud or iTunes/Finder backups are enabled, the deleted videos may still be available in the backups and can be recovered by restoring them. If no backup exists, some iOS data recovery software can help retrieve the videos.

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.

Why We Choose Tenorshare UltData?

  • Recover Permanently Deleted Videos without Backup or Jailbreak: Recover videos directly from your iPhone even if there is no backup or jailbreak. This is ideal for scenarios like accidental deletion, iOS updates, system crashes, or factory resets, ensuring lost data can be restored easily.
  • Retrieve 35+ Data Types from iPhone: Recover a wide range of data types, including photos, videos, audio, documents, and data from third-party apps. Tenorshare ensures that all essential files are retrievable.
  • Restore Data from iCloud and iTunes Backup without Factory Reset: Access and recover data directly from iCloud or iTunes backups without performing a factory reset on your iPhone. This allows you to avoid overwriting existing data while retrieving lost files.
  • Preview and Selectively Recover Files: View recoverable files before restoring them, enabling you to selectively recover only the items you need. This saves time and ensures efficient recovery.

Recover Permanently Deleted Video from iPhone: Video Guide

Recover Permanently Deleted Videos on iPhone without Backup:

  • Install and launch the Tenorshare UltData tool on your Windows or Mac computer. Then, click the "iPhone/iPad Data Recovery" 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:

  • 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:

  • Support recover data without initializing /restoring the device.
  • Data recovery will not overwrite the original data.
  • Support preview of backup file data.
  • Support selective recovery of only your required data from the backup.

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

  • Launch the Tenorshare UltData tool and click "Recover Data from iTunes" 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.

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