Know how to recover your deleted files from iCloud

For Apple devices, iCloud is the primary online storage solution and at times it happens with most of us that we accidentally delete a file or some time it goes missing from the iCloud. The best part is Apple iCloud keeps all the deleted files for 30 days in the deleted section. The users can recover them if they have accidentally deleted the files and henceforth they are recoverable for that particular time period.

To make this possible, a user needs a Mac, iPad or any device that has a browser installed in it. Essentially, nowadays most of the computing device comes with a browser. The next basic requirement is internet connectivity. So, let's learn how to recover the deleted file from iCloud if you have deleted it by mistake.

Follow these steps to recover deleted or missing iCloud files

1. Open any web browser on the device (Mac, iPad or any other devices)

2. Go to iCloud.com and log in using Apple login id and password

3. After you log in, click on the 'Account Settings' below the Account name at the top

4. Go to 'Advance' section and then click the 'Restore Files' option

5. Wait till iCloud completes loading with all the recently deleted files

6. Now, choose a separate file or select the All checkbox to restore the files

7. Click the 'Restore' button and wait for the completion of the restoration process

8. Once the process is complete, click on the 'Done' button to finish

9. In case you are using an iOS or iPadOS device, go to 'Recently Deleted' section under the Files app to restore the deleted files.

Please keep in mind that this process only recover files that are deleted within 30 days of time period after this iCloud deletes the data permanently automatically.