{"id":281602,"date":"2024-05-21T02:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=332733"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:28:12","slug":"terror-at-apple-deleted-photos-from-2010-are-reappearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/terror-at-apple-deleted-photos-from-2010-are-reappearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Terror at Apple: deleted photos from 2010 are reappearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we mentioned before, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-knows-that-there-is-a-serious-problem-with-the-photos-on-their-iphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Apple has released a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1.\">Apple has released a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1.<\/a> Patching software with bugs is something good and normal. But that&#8217;s not the problem here. Here we are talking about photos that should have been deleted over 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"iOS 17\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/aa0ea39a-3047-47be-9b3a-938ac771524a\/234379927\/ios-17-download-ios-17.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">iOS 17<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue is that the correction &#8220;fixes a rare problem where photos that suffered database damage could reappear in the Photos library even if they had been deleted&#8221;, and that&#8217;s all Apple has to say about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In iOS, deleted photos technically stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days before disappearing forever, but the intention to send a photo into digital oblivion is still there. A reasonable person would expect a deleted file to stay deleted. <strong>That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s understandable that people were scared last week when photos deleted years ago suddenly reappeared in their iPhone&#8217;s photo library.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">iOS 17.5.1 is now available with fix for reappearing photos bug <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ymdxbTP02K\">pic.twitter.com\/ymdxbTP02K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Apple Hub (@theapplehub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theapplehub\/status\/1792604695997169909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A privacy issue that scares users and with good reason<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, this is a privacy issue. <strong>And it raises valid questions about how Apple stores photo data<\/strong> and whether iPhone owners can truly trust that their deleted data is actually deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The worrying thing is that, <strong>as long as Apple remains silent, we have no idea how far this flaw goes.<\/strong> Some iPhone owners have reported experiencing the same issue with deleted voice messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Does the issue only affect those who use iCloud photo backups?<\/strong> In another post, it was claimed that old photos appeared on an iPad that had been sold to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"iOS 17\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/aa0ea39a-3047-47be-9b3a-938ac771524a\/234379927\/ios-17-download-ios-17.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">iOS 17<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s correction confirms that this failure existed, that it was a problem, and that it had something to do with database corruption. <strong>And by ignoring requests to publicly comment on the matter, it does not inspire confidence that this will not happen again.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you delete a photo, you expect it to disappear forever. 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