If I restore my Iphone, will all my pictures still be in icloud on my computer?

Question

I want to get all the pictures from my iPhone (iOS 7.1.2) and keep them on my laptop, I thought the easiest way to do this would be through iCloud (Windows 7) , but if I restore my phone,  I will not be restoring the iPhone. Will the stay there or be deleted?

Answer 1

Hello there AoifeLan.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great steps for importing photos from your iPhone:
iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
Import photos in Windows Vista or Windows 7
Import photos or video from your device to your PC:
Connect your iOS device to your computer. If the AutoPlay window appears, click "Import Pictures and Videos using Windows," then skip to step 4. If the "Import Pictures and Video" dialog appears, skip to step 4.
If the AutoPlay dialog doesn't appear, you might need to check your settings.
Choose Start > Computer.
Right-click the logo for your device and click "Import pictures and videos."
Click Import Settings.
Click the Browse button by the "Import to" field and choose where to import your Camera Roll's photos. By default, these will import to the My Pictures folder.
Select "Always erase from device after copying."
If you delete photos after you import them, you can reduce the size of your Camera Roll and improve backup and restore times.
If you want to import the photos to additional computers, don't select this option.
If you don't want Windows to delete photos from your camera on subsequent imports, remember to come back here and deselect this option when you're finished.
After setting your import options, click OK to dismiss the window.
Choose a tag, if desired, and click Import. This screen appears only while the import process is active.
After the import is complete, Windows Photo Gallery will show your photos and videos in Recently Imported.
If some of your photos didn't import from your device's Camera Roll, you can copy the photos to your computer using Windows Explorer or import the photos using software such as Windows Live Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later.
Copy the photos to your computer using Windows Explorer:
Connect the iOS device to the computer.
Choose Start > Computer.
Double-click the logo for the device to browse its folders.
Go to [iOS device]\Internal Storage\DCIM\100APPLE.
Copy the content in this folder to your computer.
Disconnect your device. Open the Camera Roll and delete the photos you imported.
To copy the photos to your computer using Windows Live Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later, see the documentation for that application.
Learn more about transferring media from your device to a PC using Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.