Permanently remove deleted files on iCloud.com (2024)

Table of Contents

iCloud User Guide

• Welcome
• • Introduction to iCloud
  • Overview of apps and features that use iCloud
  • About iCloud storage
  • How iCloud keeps information up to date
  • Share and collaborate with iCloud
• • iCloud+ overview
  • • What you can do with iCloud+ and iCloud Private Relay
    • Set up iCloud Private Relay
  • • What you can do with iCloud+ and Hide My Email
    • Set up Hide My Email
  • • What you can do with iCloud+ and HomeKit Secure Video
    • Set up HomeKit Secure Video
  • • What you can do with iCloud+ and Custom Email Domain
    • Set up a custom email domain
• • Apple ID and iCloud
  • Set up iCloud on your devices
  • Manage your iCloud+ subscription
  • Check your iCloud storage on any device
  • Use iCloud+ with your family
• • • What you can do with iCloud and Books
    • Set up Books
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Calendar
    • Set up Calendar
    • Send and receive invitations for iCloud Calendar
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Contacts
    • Set up Contacts
  • • Intro to Find My
    • Set up Find My
    • Remove devices and items from Find My
    • Use Find My on each device
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Freeform
    • Set up Freeform
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Home
    • Set up Home
  • • What is iCloud Backup?
    • Back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
    • View and manage backups
  • • What you can do with iCloud Drive
    • Set up iCloud Drive
  • • What you can do with iCloud Mail
    • Create a primary @icloud.com email address
    • Set up iCloud Mail
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Keynote
    • Set up Keynote
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Messages
    • Set up Messages
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Notes
    • Set up Notes
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Numbers
    • Set up Numbers
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Pages
    • Set up Pages
  • • What you can do with iCloud Keychain and iCloud Passwords
    • Set up iCloud Keychain and iCloud Passwords
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Photos
    • Set up iCloud Photos
    • Set up iCloud Shared Photo Library
    • Set up Shared Albums
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Reminders
    • Set up Reminders
  • • What you can do with iCloud and Safari
    • Set up Safari
  • • What you can do with iCloud and third-party apps
    • Set up third-party apps
• • Sign in and use iCloud.com
  • Customize and use the homepage
  • • iCloud Settings on iCloud.com overview
    • Change your photo
    • Receive notifications for iCloud apps
    • Prevent apps from showing your name
    • Check your iCloud plan
    • Check your iCloud storage online
    • Manage iCloud+ features
  • • Use Calendar on iCloud.com
    • • Create and edit a calendar
      • Customize the calendar view
      • Change the time zone
      • Delete a calendar
    • • Create and edit an event
      • Invite people to an event
      • Receive and reply to invitations
      • Delete or hide an event
      • Set an alert
    • Restore your calendars and events
    • • Share a calendar
      • Stop sharing a calendar
      • Accept a shared calendar invitation
      • Receive emails for updates to shared calendars
  • • Contacts on iCloud.com overview
    • View contacts
    • Create or edit contacts
    • Create and manage lists
    • Search contacts
    • Delete contacts
    • Restore contacts
    • Import, export, and print contacts
    • If you can’t create, import, edit, or delete contacts
  • • Add a domain you own
    • Purchase a domain
    • Add or remove people
    • Transfer custom email domain addresses
    • Allow all incoming emails
    • Import existing emails
    • Create and delete email addresses
    • Stop using a domain
  • • Find Devices on iCloud.com overview
    • Sign in
    • Locate a device
    • Play a sound on a device
    • Use Lost Mode
    • Erase a device
    • Remove a device
  • • Create and edit addresses
    • Stop using or reactivate addresses
  • • iCloud Drive on iCloud.com overview
    • Upload and download files
    • View files and folders
    • Organize files and folders
    • Rename and duplicate files
    • • Share files and folders
      • Add or remove shared files and folders
      • Delete shared files or folders
    • Email files
    • • Delete files
      • Recover deleted files
      • Permanently remove deleted files
  • Keynote
  • • Mail on iCloud.com overview
    • • Add and manage email aliases
      • Use a custom email domain with Mail
      • Choose a default email address
      • Use Hide My Email in Mail
    • • Write and send email
      • Save and view email drafts
      • Reply to or forward an email
      • Receive a reminder to reply
      • Add an attachment
      • Create an email signature
      • Save and find email addresses
      • Set up an automatic reply
    • • Read email
      • View all email headers
      • Download attachments
      • Automatically forward email
      • Manage junk mail
      • Delete email
    • • Organize email with folders
      • Search, filter, and flag email
      • Set up filtering rules
      • Archive email
      • Make a sender a VIP
    • Use Mail Privacy Protection
    • Print an email
    • Keyboard shortcuts
  • • Notes on iCloud.com overview
    • • Create notes
      • Add links to notes
      • Add or edit lists
      • Add or edit tables
    • • Organize notes in folders
      • Organize notes with tags
    • • View notes and locked notes
      • View or download attachments
    • Delete and recover notes
    • Search notes
    • • Share notes
      • Edit shared notes
      • Delete shared notes
      • Share folders
      • Make updates to shared folders
      • Delete shared folders
  • Numbers
  • Pages
  • • Photos on iCloud.com overview
    • View your photos and videos
    • Hide your photos and videos
    • Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
    • Upload and download photos
    • Add a title or caption
    • Organize photos and videos
    • Add photos and videos to Favorites
    • Play a slideshow of photos
    • Delete and recover photos and videos
    • Share photos and videos
  • • Reminders on iCloud.com overview
    • Create and delete reminders
    • Add and delete reminder lists
    • Move a reminder to another list
    • Mark a reminder as completed or not completed
    • Search for reminders
    • Restore your reminders
    • • Share a reminder list
      • Reply to a shared reminder list invitation
      • Leave a shared reminder list
  • Recover files and information
• Use iCloud on your Windows computer
• Get more help with iCloud
• Legal notices and acknowledgements
• Copyright

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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 iCloudDrive or iWork apps

1. In iCloud Drive on iCloud.com, click Recently Deleted in sidebar.

2. Click Delete All, or select each file you want to delete, then click Delete.

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Remove files deleted from other apps

1. On iCloud.com, click in the toolbar, then click Data Recovery.

2. Click Restore Files.

3. Select each file you want to permanently remove, or select Select All.

4. Click Delete.

Learn how to use iCloud Drive on iCloud.com on a phone or tablet.

See alsoDelete files in iCloud Drive on iCloud.comDelete and recover photos and videos on iCloud.comApple Support article: Manage your iCloud storage

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Given the comprehensive breakdown of iCloud functionalities and operations you've provided, it's clear you're delving into a realm that offers a wide array of services catering to storage, synchronization, and collaboration across Apple devices. As someone deeply familiar with these intricacies, I can attest to the expansive range of tools and features embedded within iCloud, which cater to users' multifaceted needs.

Let's start with an overview of iCloud itself: It's a cloud storage and computing service provided by Apple that allows users to store data such as documents, photos, and music on remote servers for download to iOS, macOS, or Windows devices, to share and send data to other users, and to manage their Apple devices if lost or stolen.

Overview of Apps and Features using iCloud:

1. iCloud Storage: Offers space to store photos, videos, documents, backups, and app data.
2. Information Sync: Ensures data consistency across devices using iCloud.
3. Sharing and Collaboration: Facilitates sharing and collaborating on files through iCloud.

iCloud+ Features:

1. iCloud Private Relay: Ensures secure and private internet browsing.
2. Hide My Email: Protects user identity by generating random email addresses.
3. HomeKit Secure Video: Provides secure video storage from home security cameras.
4. Custom Email Domain: Offers the ability to set up a personalized email domain.

Managing iCloud:

1. Setting up iCloud on Devices: Enables seamless integration of iCloud across devices.
2. iCloud+ Subscription Management: Helps manage and upgrade iCloud storage plans.
3. Family Sharing with iCloud+: Allows sharing iCloud storage with family members.

App-specific Functions using iCloud:

• Books, Calendar, Contacts, Find My, Freeform, Home, iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, iCloud Mail, Keynote, Messages, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Photos, Reminders, Safari, Third-party Apps: Each integrates with iCloud for various functionalities such as storage, synchronization, and collaboration.

iCloud.com Usage:

1. Signing in and Homepage Customization: Accessing and customizing iCloud.com.
2. Using Calendar: Creating, editing, and managing events and calendars.
3. Managing Contacts: Viewing, creating, editing, and importing contacts.
4. Custom Email Domain: Managing domain-related features.
5. Find Devices: Locating, managing, and securing Apple devices remotely.
6. iCloud Drive: Managing files, sharing, and recovery options.
7. Mail: Managing emails, aliases, and settings.
8. Notes, Numbers, Pages: Creating, organizing, and sharing documents.
9. Photos: Viewing, organizing, sharing, and managing photos and videos.
10. Reminders: Creating, managing, and sharing reminders.

Additional Functionalities:

• File Recovery: Restoring deleted files within a 30-day period.
• Using iCloud on Windows: Accessing iCloud services on Windows devices.
• Getting Help and Support: Accessing further assistance for iCloud-related queries.

Understanding the nuances of each service, from the synchronization of data across multiple devices to the intricate settings within each application linked to iCloud, demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of the platform. With iCloud's vast array of functionalities, users can seamlessly integrate and manage their digital lives across Apple devices.