Does an iTunes Backup Save Photos?
Back up to external hard drive
Connect your external hard drive to your Mac and open it. A Finder window will open, showing its contents. Then, open a new Finder window and open your Pictures folder, which contains a file called iPhoto library. Then, drag the iPhoto library file to your external hard drive's folder.

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Similarly, it is asked, does iPhone Backup save photos?

Syncing your device with your computer isn't the same as making a backup. A backup from a computer includes nearly all of your device's data and settings. A backup from your a computer doesn't include: Data already stored in iCloud, like iCloud Photos, iMessages, and text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.

One may also ask, where does iTunes backup photos? iTunes places the backup files in the following places:

  • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
  • Windows XP: Documents and Settings(username)Application DataApple ComputerMobileSyncBackup
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7: Users(username)AppDataRoamingApple ComputerMobileSyncBackup

Then, does an iTunes backup save everything?

The backup file is a snapshot of your iPhone saving your data and settings, but it's not transferring any useable data to your computer. An iTunes backup saves everything in a self-contained file that you're not able to do much with, if anything at all.

What happens when you backup your iPhone?

iCloud Backup makes a copy of the information on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. When your device is backed up in iCloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.

Related Question Answers

How do I recover photos from iTunes backup?

1. Recover Deleted Photos from iTunes Backup Directly
  1. Step 1: Connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod to the computer and open iTunes.
  2. Step 2: Click on your device in iTunes, which appears in the upper-left corner.
  3. Step 3: Right-click on your device and press 'Restore from backup…'
  4. Step 4: Choose the latest backup and proceed.

What is the difference between iCloud and iTunes backup?

The difference is that iCloud has encryption enabled as a default, whereas it's a feature that you need to enable on iTunes. If you fail to do so on the latter then not only will your information be vulnerable, but the iTunes backup will omit any activity, health or keychain data.
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