10 year old iPhotos missing from iCloud

I store my photos on iCloud. I've had an iPhone since 2013. All my photos older than 10 years old are missing (anything from 2015 and prior). How can I get them back? Or are they gone forever? I pay for the 2TB of data, and am only using 800K.

Posted on Mar 29, 2025 2:44 PM

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markwmsn

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Mar 29, 2025 10:08 PM in response to bbazzy

When did you last see those photos from 2013-2015? Were they there last week, or has it been years?

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