How to Recover Deleted Photos from an iPad

iPad Photo Recovery Overview

Among all the possible reasons that can lead to data loss, accidental deletion might be the major factor. Actually, there're various solutions available for you to recover deleted photos from iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Restoring lost photos on your iPad depends on whether you have a backup. If you do, you can utilize the corresponding software or service to retrieve the photos. If not, using a third-party data recovery tool becomes necessary.

Read on to learn how you can successfully recover photos from iPad.

Recover Deleted Photos from iPad via "Recently Deleted"

The easiest way to recover deleted photos from your iPad is to restore items from the Recently Deleted album. As you probably know, the Recently Deleted album holds onto your deleted photos and videos for up to 40 days. As long as you haven't emptied the album since deleting the photo from your iPad, and the photo was deleted within the last 40 days, you can easily recover the lost picture (and video) from this album.

Recover Photos from the Recently Deleted Album on Your iPad (or iPhone)

1. Open the Photos app.

Step 2: Tap Albums > Other Albums, then tap Recently Deleted.

Step 3: Tap Select in the top right corner of the screen, then tap the photos and videos you want to restore.

Step 4. Click “Recover” > “Recover to Device” to save those items back to your iPad (or iPhone).

How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone "Recently Deleted"

However, you might want to recover photos that you permanently deleted from your iPad. If so, follow these steps instead.

Recover Deleted Photos from iPad with iPad Data Recovery Software

Only in the following situations, using an iPad data recovery software is the only solution:

• You want to recover photos that you permanently deleted.
• You don't have a backup available.
• You want to selectively restore files from an iTunes or iCloud backup.

With the help of an iPhone Recovery tool like MobiSaver, you can easily recover deleted files from your iPad whether or not you have a backup. Aside from photos, it also supports videos, contacts, messages, and more. Data lost due to other reasons aside from accidental deletion can also be retrieved.

For example, to recover photos from an iTunes backup. If you want to recover iPad photos directly from the device, select “Recover from iOS Device”.

Recover Photos from iPad:

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 all the existing photos on it, as well as some lost ones.

Step 3: Preview and recover the photos

Click on “Photos” on the left. You can clearly see the photos in your phone and select the ones you want to recover. Then click “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device” to start the recovery process.

After you have recovered the deleted photos to your computer, you can then transfer photos from PC to iPad to move the pictures to your tablet.

Recover Deleted Photos from iPad with Backup

Usually, you can use the same tool or service that you used to back up your photos to restore deleted files on your iPad. For example, if you backed up your iPad with iTunes, then you can use iTunes to restore deleted files on the device. If you backed up your iPad's photos to Google Photos, then you can use that service to restore pictures.

Recover Deleted Photos from iPad via iTunes Backup:

Step 1: Connect your iPad to your computer and run iTunes.

Step 2: Unlock your device, trust this computer, and make sure that iTunes detects your iPhone.

Step 3: Click on the device icon in iTunes, and then choose “Summary.”

4. Tap “Restore Backup,” select one, and tap “Restore” to transfer all of its contents to your iPad.

If you want to restore your iPad from an iCloud backup, follow Apple's instructions.

Bottom line

It's always advisable to back up photos on your device. If possible, back up your entire device regularly to prevent data loss. As you can see, without a backup, your only option is to use a data recovery tool, which can fail sometimes due to data overwriting. Therefore, back up your device immediately without any hesitation.