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So i backed up my iPod before i got my phone and when i signed in on my phone and it lost all my pictures. What do I do?

So i backed up my iPod before i got my phone and when i signed in on my phone and it lost all my pictures. What do I do?

iPhone 5c, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 6, 2015 3:51 PM

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Jan 8, 2015 6:30 AM in response to Kikismall001

Hey Kikismall001,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.


It sounds like you’re running into a missing photos issue on your iPhone 5c after restoring it from an iPad backup. Take a look at the article linked below, it provides a lot of great information and troubleshooting tips that’ll resolve most issues like this one.


Get help finding missing information in iCloud after restoring an iOS device - Apple Support

In iOS 8 with iCloud Photo Library beta turned on, your photos and videos are stored in iCloud. They aren’t included in your iCloud backup. When you restore from iCloud Photo Library, your device downloads thumbnails of your photos and videos, and any original photos stored on your device.

If you’re using iOS 8 and haven’t turned on iCloud Photo Library, or if you’re using iOS 7, iCloud backup includes photos and videos in your Photo Library or Camera Roll. They’ll download to your iOS device when you restore.

  • Photos in My Photo Stream are already stored in iCloud, so they aren’t part of your backup. iCloud stores the photos that you uploaded to My Photo Stream for 30 days. To keep these photos on your device and make them part of your backups, save these photos to your Photo Library, Camera Roll, or another album.
  • To view a My Photo Stream album, make sure My Photo Stream is turned on in Settings (If you use iCloud Photo Library, the My Photo Stream folder is removed).
  • To recover photos that originally synced to your device from your computer, sync your device using iTunes on a computer.
  • To restore Photo Library (or Camera Roll) photos to an iPhone or iPod touch, the iCloud backup must be from an iPhone or iPod touch. To restore Photo Library (or Camera Roll) photos to an iPad, the iCloud backup must be from an iPad.


Take care,

-Jason

So i backed up my iPod before i got my phone and when i signed in on my phone and it lost all my pictures. What do I do?

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