It is quite common now that people accidentally deleted photos from iPhone. It should be rather sad if the important photos are gone. So, is it possible to undelete photos on iPhone? The answer is YES and it is quite easy to undelete iPhone photos now. Here are two solutions.

To undelete photos from iPhone, you cannot carry it out directly on your iPhone, you need some third-part software to help you undelete the photos. Here, iPhone Data Recovery, which can be used as an iPhone Deleted Photo Recovery  is recommended. With this tool, you can directly restore photos from iPhone and extract photos from iTunes backup with a few simple clicks. Here, I will walk you through the two solutions.

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  • Part 1: How to Undelete Photos on iPhone 4/3GS Directly
  • Part 2: Undelete iPhone Photos by Extracting Photos from iTunes Backup

Part 1: How to Undelete Photos from iPhone 4/3GS Directly

iPhone Deleted Photo Recovery can recover deleted photos on iPhone 4 and 3GS without backup, so, only if the photos are not overwritten by new files, you can undelete the photos from your iPhone 4 or 3GS directly.  Here is how.

Step 1. Connect your device to the software

After you finish installing this iPhone Deleted Photo Recovery on your computer, run it. And then, connect your iPhone 4S or 3GS to the computer. Soon, the software will detect your iPhone and connect your device to it. The interface below will appear when your device is connected.

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Step 2. Scan your device for the lost photos

This iPhone data recovery needs you to enter the scanning mode before it can scan iPhone 4 and 3GS. Just follow the steps below to enter the scanning mode.

  1. Hold your device and hit Start.
  2. Hold the Power and Home buttons on your device at the same time for exactly 10 seconds.
  3. When 10 seconds have passed, release the Power button right away, but keep pressing the Home button for another 15 seconds.

After entering the scannong mode, this iPhone deleted photo recovery will automatically scan your device for the lost data.

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Step 3. Preview and undelete iPhone photos

Finally, when the scan is over, click the photos folder on the left panel to preview the photos that are found on your iPhone. Mark the ones you want to recover and hit the Recover button at the lower right corner to save the photos on your computer.

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Part 2: Undeleted iPhone Photos by extracting photos from iTunes backup

For iPhone 4S/5/5S/5C, this iPhone deleted photo reocvery tool cannot directly restore photos from the device directly. But, if you have backups, it can help extract the photos from the backup.

Step 1. Select the recovery mode

Firstly, download and install the iPhone delete photo recovery program to your computer, run it. Select the second mode “Recover from iTunes Backup File” . Soon, this software will detect and list all backups on your computer in the main interface.

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Step 2. Scan the backup for the photos

Next, select the backup you want to retrieve photos from and click Start Scan to scan the lost photos. This process may take a while for this iPhone data recovery will scan all files in the backup.

Step 3. Preview and undelete iPhone photos from iTunes backup

After the scan is over, you will see all data found in the backup. Go to the photo folder on the left panel, and preview the photos, mark the ones you need and hit Recover button to save the photos to your computer.

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