Observed arrival · 2026-11-13
SaveMyRoll makes the backup prove itself
A Windows utility copies iPhone photos and videos to a PC or external drive, sorts them by capture date, and verifies each file.
- For
- iPhone owners backing up photos to a Windows PC or drive
- Worth noticing
- Each copied file is read back and compared with its source using SHA-256; interrupted transfers can resume and skip files already saved.
Field notes
The desktop workflow starts with a cable connection and a one-time trust prompt, then lets the user choose a destination folder. Files are organized into year-and-month folders using capture dates, and subsequent runs skip files already copied. The page says interrupted transfers can resume, including a handoff from cable to Wi-Fi, and describes a read-back comparison using SHA-256. It also says the phone is read-only and files are not uploaded to the cloud.
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