Method 2: Recover Videos From ‘Recently Deleted’ in Files App

If you have saved some videos in the Files app on your iPhone and you delete them (or delete them via any other app, e.g., VLC Player), you can’t find them in the Photos app. Instead, you can find it in the Recently Deleted of the Files app if the videos have been deleted within 30 days. Here’s how to find and recover it.

Step 1: Launch the Files app and tap the Browse tab.

Step 2: Tap Recently Deleted under the Locations section.

Step 3: If you have any videos, you can recover them from here.

Method 3: Check Google Photos Trash

If you use Google Photos and have deleted videos using the Google Photos app on your iPhone, go to the Trash and recover the deleted videos. Let’s look at the steps to follow.

Step 1: Open the Google Photos app on your iPhone and go to the Library tab.

Step 2: Tap Trash.

Step 3: You can find and recover your deleted videos from here.

Method 4: Look at Your Hidden Photos

Your iPhone has a feature that lets you hide your photos or videos. If you mistakenly tapped hide for a video you intended to delete, it won’t appear in the Recently Deleted section. Here’s how to find the hidden photos and videos and recover them in your library.

But first, let’s display the Hidden Album in the Photos app, as it can be hidden on demand.

Step 1: Launch the Settings app, scroll down, and tap Photos.

Step 2: Again, scroll down and tap to enable ‘Show Hidden Album’.

Step 3: Now, open the Photos app on your iPhone and tap the Albums tab.

Step 4: Tap Hidden.

Step 5: Tap and hold the video you wish to recover.

Step 6: Tap Unhide from the menu. And that’s it.

Method 5: Check Shared Library in the Photos App

Your iPhone also has a feature that lets you share your Photos library straight from the Photos app without creating shared albums or links. And like the Hidden Album, if you’ve moved a photo by mistake to the Shared Library and are looking for it in your Personal Library, you won’t find it. Let’s look at how to recover videos from the Shared Library to your Personal Library.

Step 1: Launch the Photos app on your iPhone and tap the library options button near the top right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Tap Shared Library.

Step 3: Locate the video and press and hold the video you wish to recover.

Step 4: Tap ‘Move to Personal Library’.

Step 5: Tap the library options button and select Personal Library from the menu.

You can now find the recovered video in your Personal Library.

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Bonus Methods: Find the Deleted Videos Using Your Mac

Additionally, if you own a Mac, the photos and videos sync wirelessly over the internet. Hence, you can also use your Mac to recover the deleted videos from your iPhone. Let’s look at the steps to do so.

Method 6: Check ‘Recently Deleted’ in Photos on Mac

Step 1: Launch the Photos app on your Mac and click Recently Deleted from the side menu.

Step 2: Locate the deleted video and right-click on it.

Step 3: Click Recover from the drop-down menu.

Method 7: Recover Deleted Videos From Trash on Your Mac

When you delete a video from your iCloud Drive, it goes to the trash on your Mac and is recently deleted in the Files app on your iPhone. However, if you cannot locate the deleted video on your iPhone due to any internet issue, you can restore it from the Trash on your Mac. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Click Trash on your Mac’s dock to open it.

Step 2: Right-click on the deleted video and click Put Back to recover the video to the iCloud Drive.

Step 3: Or drag and drop the video to the desired location to restore it on your Mac locally instead of iCloud Drive.

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