No photos after IOS 5 upgrade - restore doesn't restore them

SouthsideJohnny · Oct 12, 2011, 04:20 PM

I located the folder with my backup from right before I upgraded. All the photos that were in my Camera Roll on the phone are there. They all have names like 'b6125080e908b6a84c6ed7c516fd8b53281c9f72'.

But a 'restore' operation doesn't bring them back. I have no photo folders on the phone. I can, however, go into iTunes and enable 'Synch Photos from' and give it a folder with some other images in it. Those show up on the phone in a new folder (same name as the folder I chose in iTunes). AND I get a Camera Roll folder -- but it is empty.

For some reason, it steadfastly refuses to restore the previous photos from my backup.

Being new to the iPhone by only a few months, and this the first upgrade ever for me, I'm at a complete loss for how to fix this. I'm not entirely sure whether it may be a bug/limitation/'known problem'/'normal behavior' with IOS 5.

Anyone able to enlighten this unenlightened person?

smeg36 · Oct 12, 2011, 05:15 PM

Same problem here. Furthermore, I'm able to browse to the photos folder on my iPhone, Media/DCIM/100APPLE, and all my photos are still there. Just not showing up under Camera Roll. Anyone have any idea how to make these show back up?

SouthsideJohnny · Oct 13, 2011, 07:59 AM

Apparently, we are alone in this happening.

wope · Oct 13, 2011, 08:03 AM

I'm having the same problem, and not only for photos/videos, but also for apps/settings/etc... restoring does no good. Thanks for losing my photos that I can't get back, Apple!

smeg36 · Oct 13, 2011, 08:26 AM

Mine showed back up, seemingly out of the blue. I power cycled the phone a few times, and there they were. I don't know how or why they showed back up, but they did. I did try syncing some photos with the phone through iTunes, then ended up removing them. Maybe that somehow brought them back to view.

Oct 12, 2011, 04:20 PM	#1
SouthsideJohnny macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2011	No photos after IOS 5 upgrade - restore doesn't restore them I located the folder with my backup from right before I upgraded. All the photos that were in my Camera Roll on the phone are there. They all have names like 'b6125080e908b6a84c6ed7c516fd8b53281c9f72'. But a 'restore' operation doesn't bring them back. I have no photo folders on the phone. I can, however, go into iTunes and enable 'Synch Photos from' and give it a folder with some other images in it. Those show up on the phone in a new folder (same name as the folder I chose in iTunes). AND I get a Camera Roll folder -- but it is empty. For some reason, it steadfastly refuses to restore the previous photos from my backup. Being new to the iPhone by only a few months, and this the first upgrade ever for me, I'm at a complete loss for how to fix this. I'm not entirely sure whether it may be a bug/limitation/'known problem'/'normal behavior' with IOS 5. Anyone able to enlighten this unenlightened person?
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Oct 12, 2011, 05:15 PM	#2
smeg36 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2009	Same problem here. Furthermore, I'm able to browse to the photos folder on my iPhone, Media/DCIM/100APPLE, and all my photos are still there. Just not showing up under Camera Roll. Anyone have any idea how to make these show back up?
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Oct 13, 2011, 07:59 AM	#3
SouthsideJohnny Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2011	Apparently, we are alone in this happening.
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Oct 13, 2011, 08:03 AM	#4
wope macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	I'm having the same problem, and not only for photos/videos, but also for apps/settings/etc... restoring does no good. Thanks for losing my photos that I can't get back, Apple!
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Oct 13, 2011, 08:26 AM	#5
smeg36 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2009	Mine showed back up, seemingly out of the blue. I power cycled the phone a few times, and there they were. I don't know how or why they showed back up, but they did. I did try syncing some photos with the phone through iTunes, then ended up removing them. Maybe that somehow brought them back to view.
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