"I have deleted some videos that I did not want to delete. Is there any way of getting them back? I do not want to download some program that could damage or copy data from me."
- Jason Cook from Apple Discussions Community
Accidentally deleting videos is a common issue for iPad users, especially when these videos contain important memories or work-related materials, as losing them can be very frustrating. Stop feeling the end of the day, and you still have the chance to recover deleted videos from your iPad. Please go through the four tested methods below and choose one way to bring them back.
Many reasons may result in video loss from your iPad. When you experience the nightmare, you may ask yourself whether it is possible to find the videos back. Yes, you can get the deleted videos back as long as you use the correct method and before new data overwrite them.
Where do deleted videos go on iPad?
When you delete a video on your iPad, it doesn't disappear immediately. Instead, it moves to the "Recently Deleted" folder, where it can be restored within 30 days. If not recovered within 30 days or if the folder is manually emptied, the video will be permanently deleted by the system, and at that point, you will need to rely on backups or a professional iPad data recovery app to recover them.
What do you need to do when losing videos?
When losing videos from your iPad, you'd better stop using your iPad, turn off the Wi-Fi and cellular data, and power it off to avoid creating any new files. In doing so, you will prevent the new files from completely overwriting the deleted videos.
Recently Deleted folder is a built-in feature included in the Photos app on iOS 8 and later versions. It works like a trash bin, which allows you to find deleted photos and videos within 30 days. If you have recently deleted videos from the Photos app, you can retrieve them back with the following steps.
Here is how to recover deleted videos from iPad from the Recently Deleted folder:
Step 1. Open the "Photos" app on the iPad, tap "Albums", and choose the "Recently Deleted" folder.
Step 2. If there are videos inside this folder, tap "Select" and touch the videos you want to recover.
Step 3. Click "Recover" to get them back to the Photos app. After that, you can back to the "Albums" or "Photos" to preview the recovered photos.
If there is no backup, or if the video has been permanently deleted from the "Recently Deleted" folder, you can use iPhone Data Recovery to recover it. It is a professional iPad video recovery app that safely recovers lost videos, contacts, photos, text messages, and other files from your iPad, iTunes, and iCloud backup. It supports over 20 file types and all scenarios that cause video loss on your iPad. If you don't back up your iPad previously and want a high success rate of recovering deleted videos, it is the best choice.
The highlights of iPhone Data Recovery:
Here is how to recover permanently deleted videos from iPad without backup:
01Install and open iPhone Data Recovery on your computer and connect your iPad to the computer via a USB cable. Next, click the "Recover from iOS Device" mode from the left window.
02Tap the "Start Scan" button to scan the iPad files. When it finishes, you will see all iPad data in classified categories on the interface.
03Choose "Camera Roll" and "App Videos" from the left sidebar, pull down to select the wanted videos and press the "Recover" button at the lower-right corner to start recovering deleted videos to the computer.
If you have backed up your iPad to a computer via iTunes, the iTunes backup may include the deleted videos. You can restore the deleted videos to your iPad from the iTunes backup file. However, you cannot preview the backup file, and it often overwrites the existing data on your iPad. If you don't mind data loss, you can begin with the steps below.
How do I recover permanently deleted videos from my iPad via iTunes backup?
Step 1. Launch the latest version of iTunes and connect your iPad to the computer with a USB cable. For macOS X 10.15 or later users, you can open Finder.
Step 2. Tap "Trust" on your iPad to authorize this computer. When it appears in the iTunes window, click the iPad icon, choose "Restore Backup" under the "Summary" tab, and select the most relevant backup file.
Step 3. Hit "Restore" to start restoring the backup file to your iPad.
You may also regularly back up your iPad to iCloud. In this case, you can restore the deleted videos from the iCloud backup. But this way will erase all the existing data on your iPad, which means data loss. Thus, think twice before choosing this way.
Here is how to retrieve deleted videos from my iPad with iCloud backup:
Step 1. Go to iPad's "Settings" > "General" > "Reset" > "Erase All Content and Settings" and follow the on-screen instructions to erase your iPad.
Step 2. After the iPad restarts, follow the on-screen instructions to set up the device. When you reach the "App & Data" screen, tap the "Restore from iCloud Backup" option and sign in with your Apple ID.
Step 3. Select the backup file that contains the lost videos and wait until the restoring process is over.
If you don't want to reset your iPad/iPhone when restoring from iCloud backup, you can read the following article to learn how to do it.
How to Restore from iCloud Backup Without Reset? [2 Quick Solutions]Although all four methods can recover deleted videos from iPad, you can easily see the difference between them. The iPhone Data Recovery app can not only help you recover the deleted videos from your iPad without backup but also selectively restore the videos from your iTunes or iCloud backup. In contrast, the official iTunes and iCloud methods can only restore the entire backup, which will overwrite the existing data.
Meanwhile, the Recently Deleted folder is not a practical solution since it only keeps the deleted files for specific days. By comparison, you will find iPhone Data Recovery app includes all the features you want and is the best choice for you. So, I will highly recommend it to you.
If you encounter any problems when using these methods, please tell us in the comments.
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