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iCoco

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Q: Recover shared photo streams after I changed my Apple-ID?

I changed my Apple-ID. Now I find that I have lost my own shared photo streams as well as those I subscribed to. Is there a way to recover them?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Aug 8, 2015 2:59 AM

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by Winston Churchill,

Winston Churchill Aug 8, 2015 5:38 AM in response to iCoco
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Aug 8, 2015 5:38 AM in response to iCoco

Sign back in to the old ID
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by iCoco,

iCoco Aug 8, 2015 6:31 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Aug 8, 2015 6:31 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Hi Winston Churchill,

thank you for your suggestion.

I logged into icloud.com with my previous Apple ID and opened Photos, but there none of my shared streams are shown. Not my own and none of the streams I've subscribed to.

To sign in with the old ID, I'd have to log out from iCloud Photos on my Mac first (uncheck "Photos" from "iCloud" in system settings), right? Wouldn't I lose all my synchronized photos (22.000!) in Photos App then? And then syncing them back would again take several days? Just asking so that I won't get in trouble ...
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by Winston Churchill,

Winston Churchill Aug 8, 2015 7:03 AM in response to iCoco
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Aug 8, 2015 7:03 AM in response to iCoco

iCloud.com does have any shared streams.
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by iCoco,

iCoco Aug 8, 2015 7:21 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Aug 8, 2015 7:21 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Sorry, but I don't see shared streams anywhere on cloud.com when I log in with my old ID. In Photos app on my Mac (which is connected to my new Apple ID), I see "Photos / Shared / Albums / Projects" (with old streams missing, of course). On icloud.com, however, I only find "Moments / Albums" (see screenshot). I must be missing something here?
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by Winston Churchill,

Winston Churchill Aug 8, 2015 7:30 AM in response to iCoco
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Aug 8, 2015 7:30 AM in response to iCoco

I meant to say doesn't.
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by iCoco,

iCoco Aug 8, 2015 8:19 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Aug 8, 2015 8:19 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Ok, so I guess I won't be able to recover them. Should have considered this before. Thank you for your kind assistance, anyway.
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by Winston Churchill,

Winston Churchill Aug 8, 2015 8:29 AM in response to iCoco
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Aug 8, 2015 8:29 AM in response to iCoco

JUst sign back into iCloud with your old ID in system preferences > iCloud
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by iCoco,

iCoco Aug 9, 2015 4:04 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Aug 9, 2015 4:04 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Sorry for insisting, but ...
"to sign in with the old ID, I'd have to log out from iCloud Photos on my Mac first (uncheck "Photos" from "iCloud" in system settings), right? Wouldn't I lose all my synchronized photos (22.000!) in Photos App then? And then syncing them back would again take several days? Just asking so that I won't get in trouble ..."
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by Winston Churchill,Helpful

Winston Churchill Aug 9, 2015 4:17 AM in response to iCoco
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Aug 9, 2015 4:17 AM in response to iCoco

Yes, if you did it that way, but you may be able to use a second user account.
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by iCoco,

iCoco Aug 9, 2015 8:11 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Aug 9, 2015 8:11 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Thank you, Winston Churchill. I guess that's what I'll try.
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