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Q: Recovering Photos from old account

Hello to all,

I need assistance recovering photos from an iCloud account that I haven't used since I changed to an Android.  Is there a way to recover those photos that weren't synced to my computer?

Thanks in advance,

Linda

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 6:35 PM

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Q: Recovering Photos from old account

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  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Sep 27, 2016 6:48 PM in response to phudrn
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    Sep 27, 2016 6:48 PM in response to phudrn

    That depends on how the photos got to iCloud in the first place. Log into your iCloud account at iCloud.com. Do you see the photos there?

  • by phudrn,

    phudrn phudrn Sep 27, 2016 6:54 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Sep 27, 2016 6:54 PM in response to KiltedTim

    It tells me that I have 7 kb of "documents" on the iCloud under photos but I do not see any photos.  Thank you for responding and I would greatly appreciate any  help you can offer.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Sep 27, 2016 7:23 PM in response to phudrn
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    Sep 27, 2016 7:23 PM in response to phudrn

    Then there is likely nothing there to recover.

    Why do you think the photos should be present in iCloud?

  • by phudrn,

    phudrn phudrn Sep 27, 2016 7:29 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Sep 27, 2016 7:29 PM in response to KiltedTim

    I am completely illiterate with regards to computers/wireless devices in general.  I liked DOS if that gives you any idea how far out of sync I am with today's devices.  I've had a couple iPhones and now a Samsung Note 3 that's about 3 years old.  When I changed to the Android I failed to insure that my photos on the iPhone were synced to my computer.  My daughter said they might still be somewhere in cyberspace (my wording) and I was hoping she was right.