Are the captures that are gone from my xbox deleted and gone forever?

Hi!!

Please check this
link to learn some more more the availability of your Screenshots and video clips. Your xbox deletes some of them, if they don't get any interaction during certain time. You can confirm that on the provided link.

IF you deleted it from the HDD then it gone forever basically. :/

You can upload them to OneDrive. You can upload a single screenshot to OneDrive using the share option, or if you go into the Captures app and click on "Manage", you can select a bunch of screenshots and upload them to OneDrive all at once. You get 5GB of free space with OneDrive, which is only half as much as you get with the Xbox Network currently, but that's still ample space to store loads of captures and unlike the Xbox Network storage space, you can pay to expand it if you want/need more.

Also, since the system update released on September 27th, you have the option of having your captures automatically upload to both the Xbox Network and/or OneDrive, so you can have new screenshots upload to OneDrive automatically if you like.

Once they are uploaded to OneDrive, you can access them from any your PC (in the OneDrive - Photos - Xbox Screenshots folder), from your phone (via the OneDrive app), or via any web browser by signing in at onedrive.live.com.

Another alternative is to use a USB stick to transfer them over to your PC. Connect a USB stick to the console, launch the Captures app, click on "Manage", select the captures you want to copy over, then click the "Copy to external storage" button.

Hi Handbook! I hope you are well, delighted to be able to offer you my help!

I'm sorry you're having trouble finding your screenshots on Xbox, but don't worry, I'll do my best to try to help you find them!

A common solution is to find the screenshots in the “Pictures” folder on your PC. If you can't find them there, you can try looking for them in the “Screenshots” folder inside the “Pictures” folder. If you still can't find them, you can try searching for them in the “Xbox Game Bar” folder within the “Videos” folder on your PC.

Also, the information provided by the user: SigmaTheDJ, is correct, you can follow these steps to save your captures safely.

Best regards,
Daniel.

Could they not make this an opt-out for people who want to keep all of their captures? I really liked all of mine and now they're gone forever. What if I wanted to view them again but Microsofts stupid procedure deleted them without my knowledge or consent?