My phone is backed up but i cannot see any of my pictures on iCloud i have no idea why

Phone is backed up but not seeing my photos on icloud on my laptop

iPhone 7

Posted on May 6, 2018 8:20 AM

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Posted on May 6, 2018 8:49 AM

You cannot view any of the contents of an iCloud Backup. The only thing you can do with the backup is use it to do a full restore or to set up a new device.


The things that you can see at www.icloud.com are not there because of a backup. They are synced based on the settings at Settings > [username] > iCloud > (e.g., Contacts, Photos - iCloud Photo Library, etc).

Any time any of the synced data changes on a device, the change is automatically synced to iCloud.


The following link has information on iCloud Photo Library: iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support

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May 6, 2018 8:49 AM in response to padmascott

You cannot view any of the contents of an iCloud Backup. The only thing you can do with the backup is use it to do a full restore or to set up a new device.


The things that you can see at www.icloud.com are not there because of a backup. They are synced based on the settings at Settings > [username] > iCloud > (e.g., Contacts, Photos - iCloud Photo Library, etc).

Any time any of the synced data changes on a device, the change is automatically synced to iCloud.


The following link has information on iCloud Photo Library: iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support

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