Are Snapchat Memories saved to iCloud?

No. Memories live on Snapchat's servers. Only the ones you saved to your camera roll are in iCloud Photos, if it's turned on.

How do I move all my Snapchat Memories to iCloud?

Request the free My Data export, download the ZIPs on a computer, write the date into each photo, then import the memories folder into Photos on a Mac, or into iCloud Photos from a Windows PC.

Why do my Snapchat Memories show today's date in Photos?

Photos in the export have no date inside, only on the file. Saved from the app, a Memory often takes the day you saved it.

Can I save Snapchat Memories to iCloud without a computer?

Only from the app, a few at a time, by saving them to your camera roll. All of them at once takes the export, opened on a computer.

Snapchat Memories to iCloud Photos, on the right date

Snapchat doesn't save Memories to iCloud, and its export has no date inside the photos. Write the date into each file on a computer first, then import the folder into Photos or iCloud Photos.

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Before: copied to the camera roll, the photo from the ZIP takes today's date, without its overlay. After: it goes back to 3 August 2019, in Biarritz, with its overlay.

Updated November 8, 2026 · Not affiliated with Snapchat.

By GetMemoriesOut. We wrote these guides from a real Snapchat export that we opened and counted, with Memories from 2016 to 2026. When something couldn't be checked, the guide says so.

All your Memories in 4 steps

Request the export with the export guide, then download every ZIP on your computer.
Drop the ZIPs into GetMemoriesOut. You get a folder sorted by year (a single ZIP in Safari or Firefox), the date written in every file.
On a Mac, import that folder in Photos. On Windows, drag the files into iCloud Photos, or upload them on icloud.com.
With iCloud Photos on, the library reaches your iPhone, each Memory on its own day.

The recap is free, and the whole library costs €9.90, once. Your files never leave your computer.The recap is free, and the whole library costs $9.99, once. Your files never leave your computer.

Importing, step by step

On a Mac: open Photos, choose File › Import, pick the memories folder, then click Review for Import. Turn on iCloud Photos in Photos settings.

On Windows, iCloud for Windows: in File Explorer, drag the files into iCloud Photos in the navigation pane. If it isn't there, open Pictures, then iCloud Photos.

On Windows, icloud.com: open Photos, click the upload button, select the files, then click Upload.

A few Memories: from the app to your iPhone

In Memories, press and hold a Snap, or tap the selector icon to pick several.
Tap Export and save them to your camera roll.
With iCloud Photos turned on, the iPhone uploads them on its own.

A Memory saved this way often takes the day you saved it. The camera roll guide covers this route, and the setting that saves new Snaps to your camera roll as you go.

Why write the date into the files first

The photos in a Snapchat export carry their date only on the file, with nothing saved inside. Apple's help doesn't say what date Photos gives such a photo, so don't count on it.

Videos are safer. They have a date inside.

The real date and time of each Memory is in the list of your Memories that comes with the export. For a few photos, the date guide shows how to set it by hand.

For years of Memories, GetMemoriesOut writes the date and time into every file, adds the location when Snapchat knows it and sorts them by year, ready to import.

On a Mac, unzipping with a double-click shifts each file's time by your Mac's offset from UTC. The date guide explains why.

Already imported, and everything is on today's date?

In Photos, on the iPhone, open a photo, then Adjust Info › Adjust Date & Time. On a Mac, Image › Adjust Date and Time.

Apple says you can select several photos and follow the same steps, but not whether they all get the same date.

For hundreds of Memories, delete the batch and import it again with the dates written in. Deleted photos go to Recently Deleted first.

iCloud space: 5 GB free

An Apple account comes with 5 GB of free iCloud storage. Beyond that, iCloud+ costs $0.99 a month for 50 GB, $2.99 for 200 GB and $9.99 for 2 TB in the US (Apple's prices, read on October 12, 2026).

A big export can weigh tens of GB, chats included. Check the size of the memories folder before importing, and see the large export guide to keep the rest on a drive.

FAQ

Are Snapchat Memories saved to iCloud?: No. Memories live on Snapchat's servers. Only the ones you saved to your camera roll are in iCloud Photos, if it's turned on.
How do I move all my Snapchat Memories to iCloud?: Request the free My Data export, download the ZIPs on a computer, write the date into each photo, then import the memories folder into Photos on a Mac, or into iCloud Photos from a Windows PC.
Why do my Snapchat Memories show today's date in Photos?: Photos in the export have no date inside, only on the file. Saved from the app, a Memory often takes the day you saved it.
Can I save Snapchat Memories to iCloud without a computer?: Only from the app, a few at a time, by saving them to your camera roll. All of them at once takes the export, opened on a computer.