iCloud.com User Guide for iPad
- Welcome
- Introduction to iCloud.com
- Sign in and use iCloud.com
- Apple Invites
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- Photos on iCloud.com overview
- View your photos and videos
- Browse photos or videos by date
- Hide your photos and videos
- Upload and download photos
- Add or edit a title, caption, or other metadata
- Organize photos and videos
- Add photos and videos to Favorites
- Play a slideshow of photos
- Delete and recover photos and videos
- Get more help with iCloud
- Legal notices and acknowledgements
- Copyright and trademarks

Permanently remove deleted files on iCloud.com
On iCloud.com, you can immediately and permanently remove files you deleted from iCloud Drive, iWork apps, or other apps within the last 30 days, whether you deleted them on iCloud.com or another device that has iCloud Drive turned on.
Remove files deleted from iCloud Drive or iWork apps
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Tap Recently Deleted in the sidebar.
If you don’t see the sidebar, tap
in the top-left corner.
Do one of the following:
Delete some items: Tap
, select the items you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Delete all items: Tap Delete All.
Remove files deleted from other apps
Go to icloud.com/recovery, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Tip: If you’re already on iCloud.com, you can also tap
in the toolbar, then tap Data Recovery.
Tap Restore Files.
Select each file you want to permanently remove, or select Select All.
Tap Delete.