How to Recover Lost Data from iCloud
All Apple customers use iCloud as a central repository for their digital lives, including everything from calendars to photos. Like any type of storage system, accidents happen. You may have accidentally deleted a document from iCloud Drive, or perhaps a favorite photo. but do not worry! iCloud backs up a lot of your data, and in cases where it doesn’t, it keeps deleted items for a limited time if you need to recover them. Here’s how to recover lost data from iCloud.
- How to recover deleted files from iCloud
- How to recover contacts from iCloud
- How to get calendar and reminders from iCloud
- How to recover Safari bookmarks from iCloud
- How to recover photos and videos from iCloud
Recover Deleted Files From iCloud
You might think that the file you just deleted is gone forever. However, there is still time to recover it using iCloud.com.
- Access iCloud.com in any web browser (you may need to log in).
- Click on Settings.
- Click Restore Files under Advanced at the bottom left.
- Open settings, click on restore
- Click to check the boxes to the left of the files that you want to restore.
- Or if you really need to restore everything, click Select All.
- Click Restore Files.
Note that you will only have 30 days to Recover lost Data from iCloud you deleted. After this, they leave for good.
Recover Contacts from iCloud
You cannot restore individual contacts from iCloud, but you can periodically restore any backup archives that iCloud creates. Restoring the old backup will remove all the contacts that have been added since the snapshot was taken (iCloud will, however, take a snapshot of the current database before restoring the old one). If your contacts are corrupt or if you lose a large number, it is best to use it.
If you really need to restore, but also need to save recently added contacts, then export them to your Mac first so that you can import them after restoration.
- Access iCloud.com in any web browser (you may need to log in).
- Click on Settings.
- Click Restore Contacts under Advanced at the bottom left.
- Open settings, click on restore
- Click the restore button to the right of the archive you want to restore.
- Click restore for confirmation.
Recover Photos and Videos from iCloud
iCloud.com has recently deleted albums in photos as your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can use it to recover photos from your iCloud photo library that were deleted in the last 40 days.
- Access iCloud.com in any web browser (you may need to log in).
- Click on photos.
- Click on the album at the top.
- Click Recently Deleted Album.
- Click on the photos you want to restore.
- Click on Recover.
