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How can I recover photos from an old Apple ID?

How can I recover photos from an old Apple ID?


Posted on Oct 5, 2022 8:58 AM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2022 9:29 AM

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If you were syncing photos to iCloud, you need the old ID to recover the photos. If you weren't syncing photos to iCloud, if you have a backup made when using the old ID, you can restore the backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer then when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup to see the contents and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.    *


ASC YouTube for how to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup


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Do you have a backup made when using the old ID, such as Time Machine, that you can recover the photos from?

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Oct 5, 2022 9:29 AM in response to msamoss

IOS


If you were syncing photos to iCloud, you need the old ID to recover the photos. If you weren't syncing photos to iCloud, if you have a backup made when using the old ID, you can restore the backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer then when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup to see the contents and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.    *


ASC YouTube for how to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup


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Do you have a backup made when using the old ID, such as Time Machine, that you can recover the photos from?

How can I recover photos from an old Apple ID?

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