Where EXACTLY are my photos in icloud?

You are correct. It is not possible to access your photos at iCloud.com.

Photo Stream is a syncing service, not a storage service such as SkyDrive.

I guess I am also confused by this. I've read the comment above, but that just adds to my confusion because I know I have GB's of iCloud "Storage" space available, and I'm pretty sure there is a way to purchase additional iCloud Storage if needed.

The iCloud missing statement says "iCloud does more than store your content — it lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more, from whatever device you’re on."

The previous response makes it sound like I am not able to access my photos from "whatever device I'm on", but only from the one device that I can sync my phone to, but that would go against the iCloud missing statement.

Between home computer and work computer, I use multiple devices. My iPhone is sync'd to my home laptop, but I want to view photos taken with my iPhone on my work computer, or any other PC that I log into.

When I bought my iPhone I was also told that I could use iCloud to store music on, and have access to it whenever/where ever. But again I only seem to be able to store/manage my music on either my phone or the in my home laptop's iTunes app.

Is there an instruction manual that explains how I can access my music and photos within my iCloud Storage, from whatever device I'm on?

tbadman wrote:

I guess I am also confused by this. I've read the comment above, but that just adds to my confusion because I know I have GB's of iCloud "Storage" space available, and I'm pretty sure there is a way to purchase additional iCloud Storage if needed.

Photo Stream does not count towards your iCloud storage space. Your photos are automatically deleted from iCloud after 30 days.

The previous response makes it sound like I am not able to access my photos from "whatever device I'm on", but only from the one device that I can sync my phone to, but that would go against the iCloud missing statement.

I said you can't access photos from iCloud.com - which is correct. Photo Stream is intended to sync photos across your devices, it isn't intended as a long term storage solution.

To access your Photo Stream from a PC you need to install the iCloud control panel.

Photo Stream FAQ:

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

That sounds completely not thought-out and very unlike Apple. What is the point of all this automatic anything if it doesn't have a storage capability?

I.e., USELESS.

Couldn't agree more. iCloud is a joke. Surely one of the biggest reasons for subscribing to a cloud service is to store big files which, for most people, is their photos and movies. I bought 55gb of icloud storage and I'm struggling to use more than 4gb of it because, rather than storing my photos and movies, iCloud is just syncing all of my pics on to my laptop, which is constantly running out of memory as a result! I feel ripped off and, while Apple are very good at taking payment, I wouldn't have a clue how to claim money back from them - there is no transparent way of doing so.

I would definitely advise against Apple iCloud for anyone considering it. I don't need storage for my documents or emails! My emails are in the cloud anyway and, like 99% of iphone users, I don't create a lot of documents on my phone!

The last person is saying you CAN'T access photos from icloud but icloud sent me an email that said.

"If your library exceeds the storage space available on your device, you can download your photos and videos to your Mac or PC from iCloud.com."

So what is the truth...?

Q. Where EXACTLY are my photos in icloud?

A. If you’ve turned on iCloud Photo Library, every photo and video you take will live in iCloud, including ones from your My Photo Stream. If some of your devices don't have iCloud Photo Library turned on, My Photo Stream will upload your recent photos to share with those devices.

I don't have an opinion of whether iCloud is good or bad, but maybe these articles will help you understand it:

About iCloud Photo Library and My Photo Stream - Apple Support

Get help using My Photo Stream - Apple Support

iCloud: My Photo Stream overview

iCloud: Delete photos from My Photo Stream

iCloud: Add photos to My Photo Stream