Hello,
I recently logged in to iCloud using my iPod Touch, took a backup of all my data, and then reset my iPod. Later when I logged in to iCloud via my MacBook Pro (running Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.2), I see my iPod Touch's backup, but not its data.
Where do I go from here?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
You cannot view your backup data. You can only use it to restore an iOS device to that backup.
Cheers,
GB
You cannot view your backup data. You can only use it to restore an iOS device to that backup.
Cheers,
GB
How do you suggest view my iPod's data on my Mac? There are a few iMessages and Photos that I would like to transfer to my Mac from my iPod.
Do you not have the same Apple/iCloud ID signed into Messages and iCloud on your Mac?
Cheers,
GB
I do, but for reasons unknown, my messages and photos did not sync at the time of activating iCloud on my Mac.
Were you singed into iCloud on your Mac with the Messages and Photos options turned on in Settings>iCloud on the Mac as well as on the device?
What makes you think that the messages and photos didn't sync?
GB
Hey GB,
The messages and photos didn't sync as they are invisible on my Mac.
Would you suggest resetting my iPod with the saved backup on iCloud? Would the backup data then appear on my Mac?
No, that is not how it works. Messages and Photos are sync'd via iCloud, which means that you need iCloud signed onto both your iDevices and your Mac.
On your Mac, go to System Preferences>iCloud and sign into iCloud with the same iCloud ID you have on your device. Once signed on, you will see the options that you can turn on to sync Messages and Photos.
Open the Messages app to see Messages.
Open iPhoto or Photos to see Photo Stream photos.
If you have Photos in your Camera Roll that are not in your Photo Stream, then you need to import those to iPhoto or to Photos on the Mac (unless you are using iCloud Photo Library).
You can see all of the data that is accessible in iCloud if you go to icloud.com on your computer and sign in with the iCloud ID that you are using on your iOS device and your Mac.
The backup that you do to iCloud from your iOS device is only that - a backup that is used to restore a device that has been wiped to the state it was at the time the backup was made. It it not related to the items you sync via iCloud.
Cheers,
GB
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