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Photostream Behavior Clarification Please...

Can someone help me understand the workflow of the iCloud photostream?

For example -- right now I take a picture on my iPhone. It shows up automatically on my Windows 7 PC and my iPad. On all 3 devices it is in the "Photostream" folder. I'm good with that.

But what happens in 30 days or after 1000 photos in that Photostream ... my understanding is it is removed off of the iCloud servers at that point. Will the picture be deleted from not only apple's server, but from the Photostream on my iOS devices and the Photostream folder in windows as well?

Or, will it just be deleted off of the apple servers and remain in the "Photostream" albums on iOS devices and on my PC?

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 14, 2011 10:48 AM

33 replies

Apr 28, 2013 10:54 AM in response to eranou

Once I copy my photos from photostream if I delete it from photostream it deletes the photos I have copied.

pvonk

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Apr 28, 2013 11:09 AM in response to eranou

On the computer, if you ever turn off photo stream, then turn it on again, you will lose all the photos that are no longer stored in the photo stream servers. That's the main reason you should move photos from the photo stream album on a computer to another location.

Apr 28, 2013 2:42 PM in response to pvonk

Thank you!

Photostream Behavior Clarification Please...