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Posted on Sep 29, 2018 12:09 PM
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, Dave!
I understand you're trying to recover a Pages file you deleted by mistake. I'd be happy to provide information that may help you out.
Delete files from the Files app
Select the files that you don't want anymore and tap Delete or . If you delete files from the iCloud Drive folder on one device, they delete on your other devices too. iCloud Drive removes the files from every device that you're signed in to with the same Apple ID.
When you delete a file from iCloud Drive or On My [device], it goes into your Recently Deleted folder. If you change your mind or accidentally delete a file, you have 30 days to get it back. Go to Locations > Recently Deleted. Select the file that you want to keep and tap Recover. After 30 days, your files are removed from Recently Deleted.
You can also sign into iCloud.com from your Mac or PC, then go to iCloud Drive and check Recently Deleted. Or go to Settings > Restore Files.
Pages App Suddenly Deleted A Document I was reading my unshared document on the Pages app via my iPhone X when suddenly the message 'this document has been deleted. ' occured. After clicking on 'OK' the document closed and it was completely gone from my iCloud account. No traces at all. Nothing in the recently deleted section. It doesn't show up neither in the browser nor on another machine. It is just gone. I've written hours on this document and I would like to have it back. This is not how the cloud is supposed to work. Does anybody knows where I can get help to retreive my story? All the best
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