How To Recover Files From Icloud Storage

How to recover files from icloud files are you using iCloud Drive as your default cloud syncing solution, more power to you. I mean, I get the appeal. Especially if all you do is use Apple devices. It’s built-in, easy to use on the Mac and if you pay for an upgraded iCloud storage fee, you might as well sync files and documents through it.

How To Recover Files From Icloud Storage

But iCloud Drive’s problem is that it isn’t very good. It’s nowhere near as feature rich or stable as Dropbox. For instance, iCloud Drive doesn’t even show a visual indicator when it’s syncing files.

Recently, there have been a barrage of users all reporting that Recovering Deleted iCloud Drive files. Most of it was happening when trying to move files when it was still syncing. But given that this is iCloud, crap can hit the fan any moment.

If for some reason you find that a file has been deleted from iCloud Drive, don’t worry, there’s a way to recover it.

How To Recover Files From Icloud Storage Using iCloud.com

iCloud Drive is a cloud syncing solution, not a cloud backup solution. That means that files won’t be available forever. Once something is deleted, it’s usually gone. Thankfully, iCloud keeps a buffer of sort. After a file is deleted, it still stays in iCloud’s recovery section for 30 days. That means, if you’re fast enough, you can still recover that deleted file.

Recover files from icloud Step By step Guide

Step 1: Go to iCloud.com and sign-in with the Apple ID you use with iCloud Drive.

Step 2: Click on the Settings button.

 

Step 3: From here, click on Data & Security. This will bring up a popup showing all the files that are available for recovery. Here, right besides the file, you’ll see the number of days till it gets permanently deleted.

Step 4: When you find the file in question, select it and choose Recover File.

 

That’s it, the file will now show up in the exact folder and place it was before. When you go to the folder, you’ll see the file’s icon with the status of the file. If it’s yet to be downloaded, the label will read Not downloaded and will show a progress bar.

Ref: apple.com