It is common for there to be some other problem with the photos of the iPhone in iCloud, which have an easy solution. More tedious and bizarre are bugs like the ones that have been re-reported now and that refer to photos that are deleted on their own from the iPhone for no apparent reason. If you are in that situation do not worry, as we will try to help you prevent it from happening again.
What is the origin of this problem?
Recently, a bug known as Error 14 is being reported again, which causes the iPhone to not pass the Apple logo when it is turned on, generally after the iOS update process. Although this failure can be solved many times without doing anything, the truth is that when it is fixed it can end up causing some photos and videos to disappear completely.
The real origin of this problem lies in not having enough space on the device after installing the update, although it has also been reported that it occurs even without the need to install a new version of iOS. In any case, the problem is the same and that is that the iPhone should detect the lack of space and warn about it, also preventing the installation of new updates, applications or saving photos and videos. However, in many cases this is not the case and users are resigned as elements of their gallery disappear.
How to stop photos from erasing themselves
This is a one-off and not general ruling, at least for the moment. In any case, it must be Apple itself that solves this problem in future updates. However, if you are already in that situation and cannot wait, it is advisable that you free up storage space on the device.
One of the most effective ways to do this is by removing applications that you no longer use, which can even be activated automatically from Settings> App Store> Uninstall unused apps. Another way is by manually deleting photos and videos on your own to save space in the gallery as well, although if you wish you can move them to another device or to a cloud storage service. Precisely iCloud could be one of them, so the acquisition of a higher storage fee in this service could be another solution.
Unfortunately the photos and videos that have been deleted by the mentioned Error 14 could be unrecoverable. You can try to search the deleted album if any of them appear and if so, try to recover them. If you are also going to update the device again soon, it will be even more essential that you check to have enough space so that it does not happen again.
The solution to these failures could come with iOS 14.5, the next software version that Apple is already preparing and which is in its third beta version. It is expected that this could be launched this month, so it is likely that the error will disappear completely then, although it is not assured that it will be like that either.