Photostream doesn't appear in Photos after recovering Photo Library from a backup

I checked both the settings on my iPhone and on my desktop and they are both set to Photostream. .... I don't have iCloud photo library activated, but on my desktop "my photo stream" is selected.

On your Mac you need first to open the restored library in Photos and enable "Photos > General >Use as System Photo Library. This option needs to be grayed out. Only then enable My Photo Stream again.

Are you signed into iCloud with the same AppleID as before?

Where did you check on your iMac, if iCloud Photos is off and My Photo Stream is on? You need to check both in the

• System Preferences > iCloud > Photos > Options.
• and in Photos > Preferences > iCloud.

iCloud Photos needs to be off, and my Photo Stream on.

My Photo Stream will still work in the background and transfer new photos from the iPad and iPhone, even if it is not shown, if iCloud Photos is enabled.

when you take a new photo on your iphone, a nrmal photo, not a portrait or live photo, does it appear in the photos view on your. mac, even if My Photo Stream is not visible

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