Does camera roll save during an iCloud backup?

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Does camera roll save during an iCloud backup?

I just purchased an iPad and trying to restore it with the apps and photos from my iPhone. I backed my iPhone up through iCloud and them restored my iPad with that backup to transfer my photos. The on,y photos that transferred were from my photo stream which weren't many. I was under the impression that camera roll photos saved also during iCloud backup. Am I wrong? Does anyone know how I can get my camera roll photos back? They're not on iTunes.

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Posted on Dec 20, 2013 11:27 AM

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Axeman1020

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Dec 20, 2013 11:33 AM in response to Ebddavis

iCloud backup will save your Camera Roll as long as you tell it to.

Here is where you choose what items to backup with iCloud:
Settings > iCloud > Storage &Backup > Manage Storage > Select your device > all the apps will be listed. From here you can toggle on the items you want backed up with iCloud.

If your photos were never transfered to your computer and you have no iTunes or iCloud backup of them then I don't know anyway of getting them back.

It is always best practice to transfer phots/videos from your phone to your computer so they can be backed up.

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randers4

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Dec 20, 2013 11:32 AM in response to Ebddavis

The camera roll is included in the iCloud backup. If yours didn't restore properly, try restoring the backup again. If it isn't working, you might try the method posted by ezjules here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4076441?answerId=19518589022#19518589022.

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