How to sync an old iOS 12 iPhone 8 with iCloud?
Hello,
I'm embarrassed to ask but trying to figure this out has stumped me. I am awful at technology and have got in a pickle with my phone. I have an iPhone 8 and have not updated it so am still on iOS 12. (Through fear I would lose my photos and didn't know how to save them before updating as I read horror stories of people losing photos and it wouldn't back up as no space). Recently I discovered my phone had self deleted its first 6 months of photos. Luckily I managed to get into my iCloud and they were there, phew. I then bought more storage space to be able to save all my others into the iCloud.
-My phone started to sync and then added the missing 6 months back ON to the phone (I didn't know this would happen), it then told me it was stopping syncing as there was no room on the phone so has paused putting all my other photos into iCloud but has randomly picked some not in any date order to go on.
-I deleted some apps to make room for the now extra photos to be back on there but I cannot find how to make it start syncing again. All instructions seem to be for newer iOS. It's nearly been a week and it hasn't auto tried to do it at all, if that is even a thing?
Is there any way I can do this? Currently it's missing about 5000 items ( I know, I wasn't very diligent at deleting things) and I don't want to set up my new phone (iPhone 15) until I know these are all safe as it's a significant portion of memories on there. I however need my new phone to be used for tickets to get into Wembley on Saturday as I almost didn't get in to a show on Friday just gone as the app wasn't the latest version so didn't scan. Hugely stressful! So I need to figure this out quickly!
Mostly I am mad at myself at being beaten by technology when everyone else seems to manage. Is anyone able to help me please? Sorry for the essay also please be assured I will never let it get to this point again with my new phone!
Thank you in advance!
