Back up your camera roll
Turn on Camera Uploads, choose albums, include videos, use mobile data, and pick upload quality.
Camera Uploads copies new photos and videos from your phone to ZapCloud automatically, in the background.
Turn on Camera Uploads
- Open Cloud, then Camera Uploads in Quick actions (or Back up your camera roll on an empty ZapCloud).
- Allow photo access when asked. On iPhone, choose Allow Full Access so ZapCloud can see your whole library; with Limited Access, ZapCloud can back up only the photos you picked.
- Choose Folders to back up (below).
- Tap Turn on camera uploads.
Choose what's backed up
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Folders to back up | Choose albums, or Back up all device folders. Automatically include new albums adds new ones as they appear. On Android, the camera folders are chosen by default. |
| Include videos | On: videos are backed up at full size. Off: videos are not included. |
| Use cell data to back up | On: uploads run on any connection. Off: uploads wait for Wi-Fi. |
| Upload quality | Original: full resolution, exactly as taken. Storage saver: photos above 16 MP are resized to 16 MP and saved as JPEG, with their camera details kept. Videos aren't changed. Applies to new backups only. |
| Save HEIC photos as… (iPhone) | Keep HEIC, a byte-for-byte copy, or Convert to JPG, which opens anywhere. |
| Save Live Photos as… (iPhone) | Keep the motion, or Still photo only, which is smaller. |
Tap Save changes.
Check on the backup
The Photo backup sheet shows what's happening: Uploading your photos with a count, Backup complete, or why it's waiting. Tap Back up now to start straight away. You can close ZapCloud; uploads carry on in the background.
Turn it off
Open Camera Uploads and tap Turn off camera uploads. New photos stop being backed up; everything already backed up stays where it is.
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