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Q: I BACKED UP PHOTOS ON IpHONE 4S, BUT CANNOT FIND IN MY iCLOUD ON LAPTOP  help !

I went to settings, I did all of the ON buttons, and hit BACK UP NOW, but I thought the pictures were backing up every day.....

now I ;logged into iCLoud and there is no icon for photos. So I went back to SETTINGS, and looked at ALL the buttons, it seems to be set to load them but they arent in iCloud..........HELP...........FIRSTTIMEUSER712  :-)

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1, im not 100 % sure of system...sorry

Posted on Mar 23, 2014 9:46 AM

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Q: I BACKED UP PHOTOS ON IpHONE 4S, BUT CANNOT FIND IN MY iCLOUD ON LAPTOP  help !

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Mar 23, 2014 9:57 AM in response to FirstTimeUser712
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    Mar 23, 2014 9:57 AM in response to FirstTimeUser712

    Photos are backed up to iPhoto. Open iPhoto, set up the iPhoto Library. Enable Photo Stream in iPhoto preferences which is under the iPhoto menu. Click on the iCloud icon to enable it. Be sure to turn it on in your phone, too. Photos you take on your phone will be stored in the Camera Roll. When you sync your phone to the computer using iTunes you can then transfer the camera roll to iPhoto.

     

    The iPhoto Library is backed up with your computer when you perform regular computer backups. If you do not have a backup strategy then see the following:

     

    Basic Backup

     

    For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:

     

    1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;

    2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is

         used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine

         requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the

         drive being backed up.

    3. Time Machine requires a backup drive that is at least double the

         capacity of the drive(s) it backs up.

     

    Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):

     

      1. Carbon Copy Cloner

      2. Get Backup

      3. Deja Vu

      4. SuperDuper!

      5. Synk Pro

      6. Tri-Backup

     

    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.

     

    Although you can buy a complete external drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined.  It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.)  You can purchase hard drives separately.  This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice.  Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu.  You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.

     

    Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available.  You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports.  I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets especially for Firewire drives (911, 921, 922, for example.)  You can find enclosures at places such as;

     

      1. Cool Drives

      2. OWC

      3. WiebeTech

      4. Firewire Direct

      5. California Drives

      6. NewEgg

     

    All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover.  Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.