You moved it to trash more than 60 days ago.If a deleted photo or video isn't in trash, you can’t restore it. If the item is not in your trash, it may be permanently deleted. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore.

If you deleted an item and want it back, check your trash to see if it’s there. If you turn backup and sync on again, all photos and videos on your device will be backed up and synced again to Google Photos.

On your computer or in the Chrome browser on your mobile device, go to and remove your selected backed up photos and videos from Google Photos.

On your mobile device, turn off backup and sync in the Google Photos app.

Remove backed up photos & videos from Google Photos but not your device Learn how to free up space on your device.

In the top right, tap More Delete from device.

Select the items you want to delete from your iPhone or iPad.

To delete it, use your device’s gallery app.

If you see a photo or video in Google Photos that you think you deleted, it might be on a removable memory card.

If you permanently delete an item from your iPhone or iPad without it being backed up in Google Photos, it will stay in your trash for 30 days, then be deleted forever.

If you delete a photo or video that’s backed up in Google Photos, it will stay in your trash for 60 days.

Learn what happens to photos you've deleted

Touch and hold a photo or video you want to move to the trash.

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Photos app.

Learn how to remove backed up photos and videos from Google Photos but not your device. Important: If you back up photos and videos to Google Photos on a mobile device, when you delete them from the Google Photos app, they’re also deleted from your device. You can delete up to 1,500 items from your Google Photos library or your SD card at a time. Download and install the Google Photos app.

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