How to recover lost photos from iCloud beyond the 30-day limit?

Hey everyone, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I lost all my photos from iCloud, and I’m not sure how it happened. I had a 2TB cloud plan, but I don’t think I’ve used the photo app in a while. I reached out to Apple support, and they said I can only get my photos back if I lost them within the last month. But I’m not sure if it’s a month or more, since I don’t use the photo app often. Any ideas on how I can recover my lost photos? 



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Mac mini, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 26, 2025 7:03 AM

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Mar 26, 2025 7:11 AM in response to anju185

anju185 wrote:

Hey everyone, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I lost all my photos from iCloud, and I’m not sure how it happened. I had a 2TB cloud plan, but I don’t think I’ve used the photo app in a while. I reached out to Apple support, and they said I can only get my photos back if I lost them within the last month. But I’m not sure if it’s a month or more, since I don’t use the photo app often. Any ideas on how I can recover my lost photos? 


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From an external backup you've would've made of your photos. NO backup no recovery.

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How to recover lost photos from iCloud beyond the 30-day limit?

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