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Does an iTunes backup include photos?

Hello!

I recently updated my iPhone to iOS 9.3 and it went into recovery mode. Now i have to restore my iPhone. But i dont want to lose my photos. I made a backup using iTunes a few months ago.

I want to know that if the iTunes backup includes a Photos backup.

If i restore and install the backup from iTunes, will i get my photos back?

iPhone 5

Posted on Jul 17, 2016 4:06 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2016 4:14 AM

If they are Camera Roll photos then they should be included and be restored back (assuming that they were on the phone when the backup was taken), photos synced to the phone via a computer's iTunes won't be included.

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Does an iTunes backup include photos?

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