I accidentally restored and old backup on my phone and it deleted photos. How can I got back to the date where i had the photos?

I accidentally restored and old backup on my phone and it deleted photos. How can I got back to the date where i had the photos?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 4, 2013 4:26 PM

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Dec 4, 2013 4:51 PM in response to meggars015

That would depend it you made a backup of your current data or not. IF you did then you can restore your phone to that backup http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 .


If you didn't then those pics are gone.


For future reference import your photos on your camera roll as you would a digital camera http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 you can always sync those pic back to your phone via itunes.

Dec 4, 2013 7:31 PM in response to meggars015

Yes, but only if a backup exists from that date and time.

Keep in mind that iOS backups are rolling backups, meaning each time a backup is created, the changed information is merged into the backup.


To explain a little more clearly, if the device is backed up every day for a week, there is one backup, not seven. The only reasons a new backup are created is if the device is updated (new iOS version) or is restored.

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I accidentally restored and old backup on my phone and it deleted photos. How can I got back to the date where i had the photos?

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