topic Lost photos in Apple Devices

Lost photos

Jocjm54 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:22:06 GMT

I changed my phone to iPhone 15. Took sim out of old phone put in new. Woke up today and all 75000 photos on my old phone with no sim has mysteriously disappeared. The photos are crucial to me as they of my dad who’s dying of aggressive brain cancer . Can anyone help me ?

Re: Lost photos

XRaySpeX — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:02:18 GMT

Have they turned up on new phone? Maybe iCloud is behind it.

Re: Lost photos

Katie_B — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:03:17 GMT

Hi @Jocjm54

Welcome to the community.

I am so sorry to hear this has happened and understand how important these photos must be.

Did you sign into your iCloud on your new iPhone?

Katie

Re: Lost photos

Schockwave — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:20:14 GMT

@Jocjm54 , did you do a transfer from the old phone to the new one while both phones are near to each other? If so, they should be in the photo app on your new phone, and if you backed up everything to ICloud, which they advise you to do, then they should be there.