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What to Do If Fail to Recover Deleted Files From iCloud Drive?

I want to change my old Mac to a new one, so I tried to clean up the files in the old one. But I accidentally deleted all the files stored in iCloud Drive and my Mac. When I tried to restore them in iCloud Drive, it said "Searching for recoverable files" and gave me the number of files as it began to retrieve. Then it stops after a while and says "There was a problem loading restorable files. Please try again later." Obviously, I hope that somehow I can get them back, so is anyone can help?

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iBoysoft author Eudora Liu

Eudora Liu

Answered on Wednesday, November 26, 2025

When you fail to restore your files from iCloud Drive, your files might be deleted permanently and you can use third-party software to recover them as soon as possible.

I recommend you to use iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac. It's powerful tool with high recovery rate, risk-free environment, etc. and you can use it to recover your deleted files effortlessly. It can help you recover various types of files like photos, videos, documents, etc. Except that, it is fully compatible with the latest macOS Sonoma.

Step 1: Free download, install, and launch iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac.

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Step 2: Choose the volume or drive where you store your files.

Step 3: Click Search for Lost Data.

Step 4: Preview the searching result and then click Recover.

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