HT4847 Camera Roll

Hi, if I store my entire Camera Roll on iCloud, and I have an additional storage plan that allows me to back up more data to iCloud then I can store on my iPhone, and then I delete pictures from my Camera Roll on my device, because I'm running out of space, will the backed up picture still be in iCloud?

The Camera Roll is only kept in the iPhone backup, while it is a backup, it is not a good place to keep your irreplaceable photos. If you lose photos and sync before you realize it, the old backup is replaced with a new backup which doesn't have the photos you lost. In my opinion even the iPhone backup should not be considered as a soul backup but more of a fast way to recover a messed up device. All content you do not want to lose should have multiple backups on your computer along with it's backups.
Photo Stream also has limitations and with many of the iCloud features it is intended more for sharing and syncing content between devices rather than backing it up.
Camera Roll on iOS devices should be treated like the old film cameras. Once you take pictures you should "develop" them on your computer and organize them using software on your computer. Keep the Camera Rool clean and only holding new photos till you can get them into the library on a computer. The organized photos can then be syncing back to Photos on an iOS device for showing off. Once on the computer these photos should then be backed up to external drives and optional cloud services such as Carbonite.

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  • HT4847 I'm new to iPhone and iCloud... I have lots of pics on my iPhone but only some appear on my iPad, they're in Camera Roll on the phone but random ones only have come into Photos on the iPad - can anyone help? Thanks!

    I'm new to iPhone and iCloud... I have lots of pics on my iPhone but only some appear on my iPad, they're in Camera Roll on the phone but random ones only have come into Photos on the iPad - can anyone help? Thanks!

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Photostream when enabled will only add photos from the camera roll that were taken post photostream activation. (Photostream does not currently share video)
    Photostream only syncs photos over Wi-Fi, make sure you are connected to Wi-Fi to begin with.
    Photostream only syncs when the camera app is closed, ensure it is closed.
    Photostream only syncs when the battery is above 20%, try recharging the device
    Try disabling photo stream on your device (settings > iCloud), restarting your device and then re-enabling photo stream.

  • HT4847 I need to free up space in my iCloud - most of it is used by photos - if I stop backing up my camera roll will it send the photos to my photo stream?? I already backup all photos on photo stream on my macbook??

    so if I stop backing up my camera roll and delete the ones stored on icloud - will it still send all new photos taken to my photostream?? I already save the photos on my macbook.
    thanks sheri

    Yes, Photo Streams work independent of the iOS Backup.
    But a better way to manage your photos would be best. Use Camera Roll for new photos only like we used to do with the old film cameras. Once your Photos are organized into iPhoto on your Mac sync them back to the iPhone through iTunes. The photos in the Photo Library on the iPhone are not included with the iOS Backup since they should be already backed up in the computer's backups.

  • HT4847 Is there a way to only sync your camera roll (new pictures) to iCloud or is it an all or nothing type thing?

    I'm wondering if there is anyway to change your backup settings through iCloud to only sync the camera roll as opposed to all of the other folders as well. Considering your new pictures automatically save in your camera roll, it would make sense to be able to just save the new pictures one would think. I'm pretty sure it's not possible, but I was hoping that I may be overlooking something. Thanks in advance

    Photo stream only adds new photos by design.  It also only adds photos from the camera roll, not any albums (folders)*.  Photos added to the camera roll are automatically added to photo stream, once enabled.  The remain in photo stream for 30 days.  After 30 days they are deleted from photo stream, but will remain in your My Photo Stream folder until deleted.
    *Any album that includes photos from your camera roll only contains links to the photos in the camera roll, not duplicate photos.  Photo stream doesn't add these "photos" because the actual photos they link to are in the camera roll.

  • HT4847 Deleted videos and pictures and back up of camera roll is still 4.0 GB

    Trying to manage back up size of camera roll. I checked back up size (4 GB) then I deleted over 100 pictures and several videos. I ran back up again and
    Back up size of camera roll is still 4.0 GB. Am I missing something? Thanks.

    I'm also seeing a mismatch between reported size of the camera roll and actual size.  (I'm using an iPhone 4S with iOS 6.0.1.)
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  • HT4847 Photo Stream Backing Up To iCloud as Camera Roll

    I have photostream enabled on my iPhone and iPad plus my Macbook.
    I'm showing all the photos I took on my phone in photo stream and the camera roll on my ipad under the camera and in photo stream under photos. I curious if backups to icloud are including those photos to icloud.
    As i have the same number of programs on the ipad and iphone but i have a 1.1 GB back up from iphone but a 2.4 GB back up from ipad.

    I can’t tell you how to solve your iCloud 3.x issues.  Heck, I don’t think they’re even solvable.
    But if you had a previous version of iCloud that was working correctly then I can definitely tell you how to solve the “iCloud Photo Stream is not syncing to my Windows 7 PC” problem.  …without even a re-boot.
    Log out of iCloud 3.0 and uninstall it.
    Open My Computer and then open your C:\ drive.  Go to Tools/Folder Options and click on the View tab.  Select the “Show hidden…” radio button and click on OK.
    Open the Users folder.
    Open your user folder
    Open ProgramData (previously hidden folder)
    Open the Apple folder – not the Apple Computer folder.
    Open the Installer Cache folder
    In Details view sort on Name
    Open the folder for the newest entry for iCloud Control Panel 2.x – probably 2.1.2.8 dated 4/25/2013
    Right click on iCloud64.msi and select Install.
    When finished, the synching between iCloud and your PC will be back to working perfectly as before the 3.0 fiasco.  The pictures will be synched to the same Photostream folder as before the “upgrade”.  Now all you need to do is wait until Apple/Microsoft get this thing fixed and working before you try the 3.x upgrade again.
    I think the iCloud 3.0 software was written by the same folks who wrote healthcare.gov with the main difference being that healthcare.gov might eventually be made to work.
    For those of you who hate to go backwards, think of it as attacking to the rear.  Which would you rather have, the frustration of no synching or everything working on an older version?
    Good luck…

  • HT4847 i deleted some photos from my camera roll on ipad by mistake trying to get more icloud storage.  can i get them back?

    I was trying to free up icloud storage in order to back up my iphone 5 using my ipad.  I mistakenly deleted some photos from my camera roll and they were deleted from both iphone and ipad photo albums.  Can I retrieve them somehow or are they gone forever?  Now I read that doesn't help to free up space...not sure what does free up space so I can back up my phone again.  Help!

    Welcome to the Apple Community bonwal.
    Are you sure you deleted them from your camera roll and not from photo stream.

  • HT4847 How do I restore my camera roll on my iPad which vanishes when I down loaded 8.0.2

    HHow do I restore my camera roll to my iPad. It did not come back when 8.0.2 was installed

    You might try restoring the backup again.  Sometimes it's successful the second time.  If not, you might also see if there are earlier backups you could restore to by tapping "Show older backups" if you see this option.

  • HT4847 I am only backing up camera roll and a my media app which are 890 MB and 414 MB, i backup everynight why is it full it says my backup size is 4.7 GB when I only have those 2 things?

    I am only backing up camera roll and a my media app which are 890 MB and 414 MB, i backup everynight why is it full it says my backup size is 4.7 GB when I only have those 2 things?

    The back up is supposed to be a rolling back up and therefore may still contain data from previous back ups. To free up space you may wish to delete the back up and start again.

  • HT4847 Can I turn off camera roll backup?

    Can I turn off and delete camera roll backup? Its taking up 4 GB of storage

    Yes, you can.
    Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > [Your Device]. Under Backup Options, turn Camera Roll OFF.

  • HT4847 Can we check camera roll and documents data which we had back up byiphone ??

    Can we check camera roll and documents data which we had back up byiphone ??

    Consider it a loss... sorry

  • HT4847 Photo stream and Camera Roll

    Is there a way to delete photos from the photo stream without deleting all the photos OR is there a way to send photos from photo stream to my camera roll?

    Deleting a photo from your photo stream album will delete it from your photo stream and all devices connected to your photo stream.  However, you can save photo stream photos to your camera roll first by opening your my photo stream album, tapping Edit, tapping the photos, tapping Share, then tapping Save to Camera Roll.

  • HT4847 if i delete camera roll from iCloud to free some space, did i loose my photos?

    if i delete camera roll from iCloud to free some space, did i loose my photos?

    What exactly have you deleted.
    If you have deleted the photos from your camera roll on your device, then you may well have lost them, assuming that they are not also in photo stream.
    Please tell is exactly what you deleted and from where.

  • HT4847 iCloud full, camera roll below 3 GB, email and all apps turned off

    My next backup size says it is 7.6. I'm not sure what is using the rest of the space beyond my 2.9 GB camera roll. Two trips to the apple store didn't help as the "geniuses" were stumped. Anyone have any idea where on the phone it would show what is consuming all the iCloud space other than in the iCloud settings screen?
    Mail and contacts are both turned off. All apps are turned off as well

    The easiest thing to do is this:
    Delete your iCloud backup.  This will also disable automatic backups to iCloud.
    Now, turn back on iCloud backup.   If you're in wifi and have good bandwidth, tap Backup Now to create a fresh copy.
    Your size should be a lot less than what it was.

  • HT4847 Turning off camera roll iCloud backup on my phone will not delete any pictures already on my computer will it?

    Just wondering if turning of the camera roll iCloud backup on my phone will affect any photos on my iPhoto on my MacBook? Thanks in advance

    No.

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