How can I recover deleted files from iCloud on my MacBook?

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How can I recover deleted files from iCloud on my MacBook?

Hello,

Needed to free some space from my basic 5gb icloud so i deleted all of it from my iphone to my surprise when i opened my macbook it was empty from desktop files to all of my documents file. Tried restore them from iclouddrive but couldn.t find anything, wiped clean!

Had no idea that can happen, when i clicked delete files from icloud drive there was no alert message stationg that this will happen.

Can someone help me recover them ?

Thank you

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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jul 4, 2024 3:02 PM

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Answer 1

Aminess Author

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Jul 4, 2024 3:24 PM in response to FoxFifth

I tried, it doesn,t show anything, it's empty

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Answer 2

FoxFifth

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Jul 4, 2024 3:14 PM in response to Aminess

iCloud Drive is a syncing service. Files you delete from a device are deleted from iCloud and all other devices where iCloud is turned on.

You don't specify where you went to try to restore them. They should be able to be restored if you use an internet browser, log into www.icloud.com and click the section with your username and user photo on the main page and then click Data Recovery at the top of the next page.

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