3 Ways to Retrieve Deleted Instagram Photos on iPhone

How to Directly Retrieve Deleted Instagram Photos on iPhone

Most of the time, the photo you deleted was from your profile or an Instagram Story. You can usually recover a deleted Instagram photo from the Recently Deleted folder in the Instagram app.

At the beginning of this year, Instagram introduced the “Recently Deleted” folder, which saves deleted Instagram photos and videos for 30 days. So, if you deleted the photo within the last 30 days, you can recover it from the Recently Deleted album.

How to recover deleted Instagram photos on iPhone:

Step 1: Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.

Step 2. Tap More > Settings > Accounts, and choose Recently Deleted.

Step 3: Choose the album that contains the photo you want to restore.

Step 4: Choose the photos you want to recover.

Step 5: Tap “More,” then choose “Restore from Profile” or “Restore.”

Recover Deleted Instagram Photos from iPhone with Photos App

If you deleted photos related to Instagram from the Photos app, you can still recover them from the Recently Deleted album. The Recently Deleted folder keeps items for 40 days. So, if you deleted the photo within that time frame and haven't emptied the folder, you can recover its contents from there. (This tip also applies to recovering permanently deleted photos on iPhone.)

Recovering Deleted Photos from Instagram:

1. Open the “Photos” app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Tap Albums, then tap Recently Deleted.

Step 3. Click “Select” and choose the items you want to restore.

Step 4: Click on "Recover" > "Recover Photos" to get them back.

Recover Deleted Photos from Instagram via Software (UTF-8)

If you've permanently deleted your photos from Instagram, neither of the above methods will help you get your lost photos back. In this case, you'll need to use a tool like MobiSaver as an iPhone Data Recovery program to try and recover them. This tool can scan your iPhone's storage space or an iTunes/iCloud backup to look for missing items, which you can then choose to restore. (For Android users, there's an Android Data Recovery software available.)

Restore Deleted Instagram Photos:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer

Launch MobiSaver, choose “Recover from iOS Device” on the left, and then click “Start”.

Step 2: Scan the Lost iPhone Photos

MobiSaver will scan your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4 automatically and find the existing pictures, as well as some lost ones.

Step 3: Preview and recover photos

Click on “Photos” on the left, and you will clearly see the photos in your phone. Choose the ones you want to recover and click “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device” to start the recovery.

Bottom line

Of the three methods to recover deleted Instagram photos, using the Recently Deleted album is the easiest solution. However, this method won't work when you want to recover photos that have been permanently deleted. In this case, you should give an iPhone data recovery tool a try.