SaveMyRollSaveMyRoll vs the Windows Photos app
By Adrián Lengyel, who built SaveMyRoll · Facts about other products checked on 11 November 2026
Short answer: Windows Photos is free and fine for small imports, but it does not verify what it copied and often gives up on large libraries. SaveMyRoll copies the whole library, reads every copied file back from the drive and compares its SHA-256 checksum with the original, then shows a report.
| Windows Photos | SaveMyRoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | €19.99 one-time (first 100 files free) |
| Verifies each copied file | No | Yes, SHA-256 read-back + report |
| Large libraries with videos | Often stops with “Something went wrong” (user reports) | Built for large libraries; retries and resumes |
| Interrupted copy | Start again | Resumes the same file where it stopped |
| Wi-Fi | No | Yes, and switches when the cable is pulled |
| Next time | Can select new items | Copies only new files, verified again |
| Folders by date taken | Not stated | Year / month, from the photo’s own capture date |
When Photos is enough
If you import a few dozen photos at a time and look at them afterwards, Photos does the job and costs nothing.
When you want SaveMyRoll
When the import keeps stopping, when you have thousands of photos and long videos, when you back up to an external drive before freeing up the phone, or when you simply want to know nothing is missing. Fixes for “Something went wrong” →
Questions
Why does the Windows Photos app not import all my iPhone photos?
Large imports, videos and on-the-fly format conversion are the usual causes. Users on Microsoft Q&A report the import stopping with “Something went wrong”, and selections with videos failing more often. Photos does not list what it skipped.
Is SaveMyRoll worth it if Photos is free?
If Photos imports everything for you, keep using it. SaveMyRoll is for people with large libraries, many videos, or an external drive, who want a report that every file arrived intact. You can test it free on your first 100 files.
Try SaveMyRoll on your own iPhone. The first 100 files are free, with every feature, no account and no time limit.
Try it free See pricingSources
- Apple Support: transfer photos and videos from iPhone to your PC: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120267
- Microsoft Q&A: Photos import “Something went wrong”: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/a/12517844
- Microsoft Q&A: iPhone import fails when videos are included: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/a/5746418