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Photo problem with turning off iCloud photos

IM IN DIRE NEED OF HELP

here’s how it happened

  1. I ran out of iCloud storage so I go to iCloud storage in settings
  2. For some reason I thought it was a good ideas to turn off iCloud photos
  3. What that did was delete all my photos from the photos app that were backed up to iCloud
  4. So now I only have 50 photos instead of 2,000

I REALLY REALLY want me photo back on my phone and in the photos app. I’ve check the permanently delete folder and none of my photos are there. PLEASE 🙏🙏 some please help me out. There’s has to be a solution to fix this right?

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 6, 2022 10:59 AM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2022 9:05 AM

Hello LilyKautz,

We recommend re-enabling iCloud Photos. It should return all stored photos to your library. Once you've enabled iCloud Photos review the guidance below:

If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app

Manage your iCloud storage

Regards.

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Photo problem with turning off iCloud photos

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