The iCloud Drive platform is a very useful tool for Apple users. Today we will see how to recover a deleted file from iCloud from a PC.
It offers us an online cloud to store a lot of important information. And best of all, they do not take up storage space on your computer or on your device. That is why an iCloud account has incalculable advantages for the user.
With it, you can make a backup or backup of everything you need. However, you have a limited capacity to save files. It cannot exceed 5 (five) GB, although there is currently a way that you can have unlimited free storage in iCloud.
Aspects to consider when recovering a file from iCloud
In order to recover a deleted file from the iCloud Drive trash, we must do it from the browser on a computer, regardless of whether it is a Mac. It is not possible to carry out this process from the browser on our iPhone or iPad.
Another aspect that we must take into account when recovering deleted items is that we can recover files and folders that you have deleted up to 30 (thirty) days before. After that date, we will not be able to get them back.
Recover deleted files and folders on iCloud without programs
You can recover deleted files and folders in iCloud without the need to resort to downloading third-party applications.
The iCloud website keeps files that you’ve mistakenly deleted from iCloud Drive for a few days as a security method, so don’t worry if you’ve accidentally deleted something.
You can recover deleted files and folders from the iCloud Drive Recycle Bin. For this we are going to enter iCloud from the browser, you must have your session open.
In case you haven’t already done so, log in with your username and password or with your Apple ID. Once you have done so, you will be able to view the status of your account storage and below a list of all the devices registered with your account.
You must click on the Advanced tab in Data and security at the top of the screen. It is the first option you have from the right towards the center of the screen.
Once inside this section, we will find a list of files that you have deleted from iCloud. They are ordered by date of elimination.
If you pay attention, to the right of the name of each file you have the weight of each one and below the amount of available days you have to be able to recover them.
Once that date has expired, the files will be permanently deleted and the process could take up to ten more days. Anyway, you have this information at the bottom of the screen.
The iCloud platform works like the reel of deleted photos from the Photo Library since it has an expiration date before they are permanently deleted from your device.
To recover a deleted file, check the box to the left of each file’s name. If you want to recover all the files, you can click on the blue Select everything button that you have at the end of the list of deleted files.
As it is a website, it works on any operating system, that is, it is compatible with computers that have a macOS, Linux operating system and you can even use it on Windows, so you can carry out this recovery process even on a friend’s computer. You will only need to enter your account information on the iCloud website.
As you can see, it is very simple to recover a file or folder from iCloud, it is done in simple steps and you do not need the help of third-party applications. If you have any questions regarding this tutorial you can leave it in the comments so we can help you solve it as soon as possible.