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Q: i accidentally deleted pics from photo stream can i retrieve them??

i accidentally deleted pics from photo stream any way i can retrieve them??

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Mar 20, 2013 4:10 PM

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Q: i accidentally deleted pics from photo stream can i retrieve them??

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  • by bon_vonbon007,

    bon_vonbon007 bon_vonbon007 Mar 22, 2013 3:21 PM in response to sandixxx
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    Mar 22, 2013 3:21 PM in response to sandixxx

    A couple of ways to remedy this issue:

    1. From article on Photo Stream:
      • iCloud pushes all your photos to the My Photo Stream album on your devices and computers, and manages them efficiently, so you don’t run out of storage space.

      • Your iOS devices keep a rolling collection of your last 1000 photos in the My Photo Stream album. From there, you can browse your recent photos or move the ones you like to your Camera Roll or another album to keep them on your device forever.

      • Since your Mac and PC have more storage than your iOS devices, you can choose to have all of your My Photo Stream photos automatically downloaded. In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, be sure to select Photo Stream > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will be imported into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture. On your PC with Photo Stream enabled in the Control Panel, all of your photos will be imported into C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures\Photo Stream\My Photo Stream.

    2. The pictures would also be stored in your Camera Roll of the Camera App if they have not been deleted yet there too.
    3. Device backups from iTunes or iCloud...keep in mind that your device would be returned to its state at time of the backup which would include your camera roll and EVERYTHING ELSE.
      • If going this route, backup the current state of your device (so you can get it back later) by using either backup method found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
      • Then restore your device from any earlier backup you chose from iTunes or iCloud also found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
      • After the earlier backup is restored save your camera roll pics to your computer using the non-Photo Stream methods found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
      • After photos are saved to your computer, restore your device to latest backup you did by following instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
      • Add photos back to photo Stream from computer to iCloud: Copy/Paste or Cut/Paste photos to C:\Users\**UserName**\PIctures\Photo Stream\Uploads