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Recover deleted iCloud files

New Here ,
Dec 11, 2023 Dec 11, 2023

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Please help me. I am desparate. I was working with a company that remoted into my windows 10 computer. They needed space and asked if they could delete files on my C drive. I specifically said not my icloud files. They said well it's the cloud so it should be o.k. Well it made sense so I said to delete. They deleted cloud files from my C drive. Then from my recylce bin. Created cloud app shows nothing in the deleted files tab. Is there any way to recover this? I agree and thought everything was in the cloud not on my hard drive. I am devestated I had so much in there

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Dec 11, 2023 Dec 11, 2023

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iCloud is an Apple service not an Adobe service. You'll need to contact the company you were working with for a solution.

Did you check the web interface https://www.icloud.com/ to see if they are still in the cloud? Check the recycle bin there.

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Dec 11, 2023 Dec 11, 2023

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thought everything was in the cloud not on my hard drive. I am devestated I had so much in there

By @default3kr1nzn0ljqf

 

It sounds like these files were stored in the folder named Creative Cloud Files? If so, that is an Adobe folder. Or are you definitely using Apple iCloud Drive for Windows? (this is not common) If you are using the Apple iCloud service, follow Kevin’s advice.

 

If this is about the Creative Cloud Files folder, the issue is that Creative Cloud Files, like OneDrive or Dropbox or Google Drive, is a synced files service, which most of those services are by default. Synced means exactly what it says: You do something on one side, it happens everywhere. Delete a file in there using your desktop, or phone, or on the web, and it is deleted from the cloud and all devices synced to it. Because the deletion was synchronized, as designed.

 

Syncing is different from a true backup, which is a second copy that is not deleted when the original is deleted. Some of those services can be set up that way, but I do not think Creative Cloud Files supports that.

 

If you are talking about the Creative Cloud Files folder, and you have been regularly backing up your Windows PC, I believe (but am not sure) that the local versions of those files would be in recent backups you have, and that would be your best chance of restoring those files: Restore them from your backups.

 

But even if you restore the files, if this is about the synced Creative Cloud Files folder, the fact is you would need to move them to another location soon anyway. Because Adobe has announced that they are discontinuing Creative Cloud synced files. For details and the date this service will stop (currently scheduled for February 1, 2024), refer to this link:

Discontinuation of Creative Cloud Synced files

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Dec 12, 2023 Dec 12, 2023

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@Conrad_C if this is Creative Cloud sync, the files would still be in the cloud in assets.adobe.com in the deleted folder. It's a two-step deletion method - after 30 days they will auto delete but before then you can recover them.

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Dec 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

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If you have File History enabled, you may be able to restore previous versions of your files. Right-click on the folder where the files were deleted, choose  "Restore previous versions" and see if you can recover the files from there.

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Dec 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

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@default3kr1nzn0ljqf IF the cloud storage system you're using also maintains a folder on the PC (like Dropbox does) you may be able to go back in time to an earlier Windows restore point?

 

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Oct 16, 2024 Oct 16, 2024

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I need my deleted pictures 

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Oct 16, 2024 Oct 16, 2024

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