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Q: My back up only did the last month of photos?! How can I get my entire photo library backed up? I have plenty of iCloud storage.
My back up only did the last month of photos?! How can I get my entire photo library backed up? I have plenty of iCloud storage.
Posted on Jul 18, 2016 5:11 AM
by gail from maine,Apple recommended
iCloud
When you do a backup under Settings>iCloud>Backup>Back Up Now, you are backing up the device itself, not your entire photo library. A backup of your device will only back up photos on your Camera Roll.
You need to turn on iCloud Photo Library so that those photos can upload to iCloud. You don't back them up, they upload via Wifi once you have iCloud Photo Library turned on:
iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
iCloud Photo Library Help - Apple Support
Best of luck,
GB
Posted on Jul 19, 2016 7:32 PM