When iCloud Won't Let you Delete Your Data

https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/when-icloud-won't-let-you-delete-your:8

Reports of deleted data coming back, after scrubbing/reset and phone sold to others.

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4 Comments

mp3@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

The restored photos weren't in iCloud

https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/inside-the-ios-bug-that-made-deleted-photos-reappear

As for the photos reappearing after a factory reset of the device, there is no confirmed case by Apple about this ever happening, so I wouldn't take this claim seriously.

marathon@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 2y

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marathon@lemmy.ca · -5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

As for the photos reappearing after a factory reset of the device, there is no confirmed case by Apple about this ever happening, so I wouldn’t take this claim seriously.

OK So probably klickbait. Please don't hesitate to delete.

mp3@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y

I'd rather not delete stuff, but correct them as more details come to light.

marathon@lemmy.ca · -4 pts · 2y

“What does concern me is how much other junk we are dragging along when we update from our iCloud backups.”

#Apple explains recent glitch that saw deleted photos appear on iPhones

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/05/24/apple-explains-recent-glitch-that-saw-deleted-photos-appear-on-iphones/