How to Retrieve Photos from iCloud Backup Files

iCloud must be the first choice for iOS users to backup their data. However, Apple doesn’t provide a way to check the iCloud backup info especially photos. If you want to get your photos in your iCloud backup file, you need to restore your whole iPhone with the backup file. In this way, the new data on your iPhone will be wiped. If you just want the photos in your iCloud backup file, is there any way you can retrieve photos from iCloud backup without losing other data on your iPhone. In this article, I will answer this question for you. I will show you how to download the iCloud backup file to your computer and scan it with iOS recovery software to get the photos from it.

I will use iOS data recovery software in this article. It can help you to download iCloud backup files and scan it to find data in it. It can also recover deleted data directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can use it to retrieve deleted photos, contacts, messages, notes, call history, reminders, whatsapp messages and other data easily.

Step 1. Download iCloud Backup File to PC

Run this recovery software on your computer and select the third option on the main interface. You are allowed to log in your iCloud account. After that, you will see all the backup files in your account. Select the iCloud backup file which you want to retrieve photos from and click “Download” button. The software will automatically download your iCloud backup file to PC. Once it finishes the downloading, it will scan the iCloud backup file. It will list all data in your iCloud backup file on the interface.

Step 2. Preview and Retrieve Photos from iCloud Backup

On the left side of the interface, you will find “Photos” section. Enter it and all the photos in your iCloud backup file are here. You can easily preview the photos with the software. Select the photos you want to retrieve. Click “Recover” button, all the selected photos will be restored and saved to your computer. You can find them easily on your computer.

Now you have successfully retrieved photos from your iCloud backup file. You can also restore contacts, messages, notes and other data from your iCloud backup file with this software. For iTunes backup file for iPhone, you can also use this software to extract data from it. If you can’t find the photos you want, you can try to scan iTunes backup files and try your luck. If you don’t have iPhone backup file, you can try to scan your iPhone directly to find deleted photos on it. You can learn how to recover deleted photos from iPhone without backup file here.