Voice memos stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days and then are deleted permanently. The memo is moved to the Recently Deleted folder. On your Mac, press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete. Tap or click to select the memo that you want to delete.If you've recently deleted a memo you'd like to recover, check out the steps below: If not, you can verify if you're syncing Voice Memos with iCloud from Settings > Your Name, then look to see if Voice Memos is enabled. If you're using iCloud to sync your Voice Memos, any memos stored in iCloud should be present on your device. In iOS 11 and earlier, Voice Memos are included with iCloud backups and cannot be individually restored you would need to restore the entire backup to see which information was available to recover and this would also overwrite any existing data on the device. I can see why you'd reach out for this information I'd like to help. I understand you're looking to restore individual voice memos and you'd like to know if there is an alternative method to transfer your voice memos to your Mac without using iTunes. Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities.
