iPhone Trash: How to recover deleted files on your device

In this post we are going to talk about the iPhone trash and how to recover deleted files from your device. It often happens that We accidentally delete a photo, a video, a document or even an entire folder. In these cases, we immediately go to the mobile trash can to try to recover it, but the procedure is not always clear.

With iPhone mobiles it happens that There is no centralized trash can where all deleted files go.. Hence, the process to restore them is a little more complicated, but it can be done. We will see how you can recover deleted items from the iPhone trash, regardless of the type of deleted file or the app from which it was deleted.

iPhone Trash: How to Find and Restore Deleted Files

The trash can is a resource that has been on our computers for a long time and to which we have become very well accustomed. Thanks to it, on several occasions we have recovered a file deleted by accident. That's why, when the same thing happens to us on our mobile and we accidentally delete something, we go to the trash to restore it. The problem is that This resource does not work the same on mobile phones as it does on computers, and even less if it is an iPhone mobile.

If you're wondering where the iPhone Trash is, the short answer is that This function does not exist as such on mobile phones, iOS or Android. Of course, the above does not mean that it is impossible to recover deleted files from these devices. Fortunately, many of the native iOS (and also Android) applications have their own recycle bin, a folder where deleted files are temporarily saved.

Generally, Deleted files remain in the trash for about 30 days before being permanently deleted from the device. So, if that period of time has not yet passed, you can breathe a sigh of relief: the file must be at the bottom of some iPhone trash. Depending on the type of file, you just have to look carefully in the native application options to find the 'Deleted' folder and recover it. Let's see how to do it.

Recover deleted items in the Files app

If the item you accidentally deleted was a document, folder, or tablet, you must go to the app Files to restore it. Once there, you just have to go to the 'tabExploring ' and enter the folder 'Just removed'. There are all the items deleted from the Files application in a period of no more than 30 days.

If you are lucky enough to find the file, You can restore it by clicking on it for a few seconds and selecting the 'Recover' option. In case you want to recover several files at the same time, just mark them and then click 'Recover'.

How to find photos and videos in iPhone trash

It is usual that let's accidentally delete photos and videos from our mobile device, and it is a relief to know that they can be recovered from the iPhone trash. Remember that this is only possible if no more than 30 days have passed since the file was deleted. To recover it, do the following:

1. Open the native app Photos
2. Locate the 'tabÁlbumes'
3. Once there, go to the end of the list and enter the 'Trash'
4. Select the file you want to restore and click 'Recover'
5. Ready. The file will return to its original location as it was before it was deleted.

Restore deleted notes and reminders

La iOS Notes app It is very useful for writing down important data and information that you want to remember. If you have deleted any of your notes by mistake, you can easily restore them from the app itself. You just have to open it, go to the window 'Folders' and choose the option 'Recently removed'. Like the previous cases, deleted notes can be recovered in a period of no more than 30 days.

Equally, the 'Reminders' app It allows you to recover deleted files just as if we took them out of an iPhone trash. With this app you can keep an organized record of the tasks you have pending. When you complete one, you just have to check it off and it disappears from the list. The problem occurs when you mark one by mistake and need to bring it back to the to-do list.

The solution is simple: open the 'Reminders' app, click on the three point menu and choose the option 'Show completed'. Then, you just have to click on the task marked in error to return it to the pending list. Finally, enter the three-dot menu again and select 'Hide Completed' to see only unfinished tasks in the main list.

Find various deleted files on the iCloud website

Another way to recover deleted files from your Apple devices is through the iCloud website. In this portal we can find what works as an iPhone trash can- A log of deleted files. From there you can restore deleted files, bookmarks, contacts and calendars by following these steps:

1. Sign in with your Apple credentials on the iCloud website
2. At the bottom of the page, choose the 'Data Recovery' option
3. Find the file or items you want to recover

This option allows you recover deleted files from iPhone and any other Apple device that uses the same ID. In case you do not find what you are looking for, another alternative is to restore a backup copy, as we explain below.

iPhone Trash: Recover deleted files by restoring a backup

Restore a backup on iPhone it allows you recover files deleted more than 30 days ago, as well as those that you permanently deleted. This is possible because iPhones make automatic backups to iCloud with certain frequency, as long as there is available space.

So the first thing you have to do is make a backup to save your files and current settings. This way, you will be able to recover them once the restoration and search process for the deleted file is finished.

Once the iPhone is formatted, the system asks you if you want to transfer data from another device or restore a backup. Choose this last option, and select the copy made on a date on which you believe you had the file in question. With that copy configured, find the deleted item and upload it to iCloud or save it in another safe place.

Finally, format the iPhone with the most recent backup and that's it. As you can see, the fact that there is no iPhone trash as such does not mean that it is impossible to recover deleted files. You can apply any of these methods to bring back those items that you deleted by mistake.