Running out of internal storage space! Want to make room by deleting photos WITHOUT LOSING MY PHOTOS! Can I delete the Camera Roll yet still keep my photos in Photo Stream?? Will doing this free up ios storage? Does Photo Stream auto delete ever?

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Running out of internal storage space! Want to make room by deleting photos WITHOUT LOSING MY PHOTOS! Can I delete the Camera Roll yet still keep my photos in Photo Stream?? Will doing this free up ios storage? Does Photo Stream auto delete ever?

Hello, I am out of internal storage on my Iphone 4 ALREADY (Just purchased 3 months ago!). I need to clear up some space so I can do updates and take new photos. I was thinking about backing up my Photo Stream to the icloud and then deleting my Camera Roll.

1.) Is this a terrible idea??? I do NOT want to lose those photos! But I NEED more space on my phone!

2.) Will deleting Camera Roll free up space (a sufficient amount? My Camera Roll is at 4.5 GB)?

3.) Will deleting Camera Roll delete my photos from Photo Stream also? It doesn't seem to.

4.) Does Photo Stream ever automatically delete photos???

5.) Is there anyway I can save the pictures from my phone to my computer??? I can see the photos on my computer when viewing them through Photo Stream, but those are not permanent, correct?

This is one of the most ridiculous, confusing and unnessacary things I've ever known! Why oh why can't we just have a good ol' SD Card??? (My Droid never ever ran out of storage and I had it for 2 years...)

I tried backing up my photos in Itunes, but I don't have a new enough version. I tried downloading a new itunes and it still tells me I don't have the new version.

I have been working on this for 4 hours, its 2:30 am and I am going to bed. I am sorry I had to ask, but I've been searching and searching and just cannot find the answers. Thank you so much for your help!

6.) Also, I haven't been able to find the videos using the Icloud or the Photo Stream either...

7.) Do you have to have your device (pc) synced with icloud to access the info you backed up from iphone?? Like can I show my cousin my photos at her house using her computer by just loggin on??? Or can I only view my contacts, calender, mail, notifications, and such?

8.) Where on the icloud would one find text messages or other saved info??

Thank you so very much for helping me!!!

iPhone 4, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 11:44 PM

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ClicheName

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Mar 29, 2013 12:04 AM in response to Marissamariachapman

What I would say is best is to import the videos and photos to your computer so that you can delete camera roll photos with a copy of them in your possession:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083

In regards to backing up Photo Stream

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486:

Does Photo Stream use my iCloud storage?

"No. Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream or Shared Photo Streams do not count against your iCloud storage."

However, you can do the tedious task of moving your camera roll pictures to photo stream by ensuring photo stream is turned on for your device and take a screen shot of each picture in your camera roll to move it over.

To take a screen shot, just press the "Home Button" and the "Sleep/Wake Button" at the same time while viewing the image.

1.) It's not a terrible idea, it can be tedious though.

2.) Deleting a bunch of photos/videos from a camera roll 4.5GB in size can definitely free up space

3.) Photo Stream photos, as you said, appear to stay upon deleting the photos. (Tested it personally)

4.) Photo Stream has a limit according to: (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4858)

Essentially, it won't erase your photos until you tell it to.

5.) http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083 (As shown above)

6.) To update iTunes, you must download and then "Run" the download you get off the website. Otherwise you will just have an installer program sitting there not updating iTunes.

7.) You can bring up your Photo Stream pictures anywhere you have Photo Stream capabilities. For a computer at someone else's house, they would have to have the iCloud control panel (http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1455) on their computer and be signed into their Photo Stream and viewing your profile's pictures (http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4379)

8.) On iCloud, you can backup your text messages, but you cannot view them independently on www.icloud.com.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4859

"You get 5 GB of free iCloud storage for:

Photos and videos in the Camera Roll
Device settings (for example: Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts)
App data
Home screen and app organization
Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS)
Ringtones
Visual Voicemails"

Hope some of this information helps!

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Answer 2

Mar 29, 2013 8:55 PM in response to ClicheName

Thank you so very much for taking the time out to answer so thoughtfully and so thouroughly. I have been doing some more research and it seems that Photo Stream does remove photos after thirty days. I am curious as to why there isn't easily accessible information reguarding this topic since everyone seems to be so confused about it and nobody really seems to have all the answers. I am thinking maybe it is because Apple realized that this option ***** for their customers, but makes them money by selling icloud space to unsuspecting morons like me, so they don't want us to know before we purchase the phone or before we purchase more icloud space!

Do you know if there is anyway to just back the phone up on the computer without using itunes???

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Answer 3

imobl

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Mar 30, 2013 5:58 AM in response to Marissamariachapman

iTunes is what you use to back up the iPhone. Contacts, media,

and photos should be backed up via the programs you usually sync

with.

You can also search the AppStore to see if there is something that

is more suitable to your desires.

FYI - By marking your own post at the correct answer, you make it look

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Answer 4

ckuan

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Mar 30, 2013 6:04 AM in response to Marissamariachapman

Photo Stream in iCloud is not a storage area, it's a convenient for you to stream photos to other Apple devices and you should saved them on computer.

Photo Stream will store 1000 photos and for 30 days.

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