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phatthrarawee
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

How do I restore missing iCloud Photos from the most recent month?

I recently backed up my iPhone to iCloud and switched to a new iPhone. It has been a week since the restore, but the photos from the most recent month are completely missing.

The older photos were restored successfully.

When checking iCloud.com, the photos from that missing month are also not there (Sep-Oct2026)

I no longer have access to my old iPhone (it has already been erased


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Original Title: iCloud Photos missing 

Posted on Oct 31, 2026 4:05 AM

1 reply

muguy
User level: Level 10 (95,874 points)

Oct 31, 2026 6:54 AM in response to phatthrarawee

As the photos are not on your device or at iCloud.com, it’s likely those photos never synced. You no longer have the old phone so the photos do not exist.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256386380