All my pc albums stored in my iPhone was gone after I activated once iCloud backup
Kevintwj
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)Pc albums in iPhone photos gone
Posted on Sep 24, 2026 2:36 AM
2 replies
markwmsn
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User level: Level 6 (17,427 points)Sep 25, 2026 3:46 PM in response to Kevintwj
A couple of questions, just to confirm that we are using the same terms:
1.When you say "pc albums" do you mean
(a) albums and photos that were synced to the iPhone from a PC by cable
or
(b) something else (what?)?
2.When you say "activated once iCloud backup" do you mean
(a) you enabled iCloud Photos on the iPhone
or
(b) you took a backup of the iPhone to iCloud?
I ask because if you mean 1a and 2a (synced photos by cable, then enabled iCloud Photos), you should have been warned that doing so would remove the synced photos, because those two sync methods are not compatible. You would have been given the choice to continue or to retain the photos. If you chose to continue and the photos were removed, the only recovery would be from whatever PC supplied the photos originally if it still has them.
Kevintwj
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 24, 2026 2:41 AM in response to Kevintwj
Is there any chance for me to recover the albums?
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363998