HT201324: iPhoto and Aperture: Using Photo Stream

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iGram
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Q: How can I get Photo Stream to work in iPhoto on my iMac?

Photo Stream folder acts as if it has never been used. Yellow box shows directions on how to get started. Even though I have had it working successfully in the past, I tried each of the methods. No luck.

 

I have gone through the process of verifying that photo stream is turned on properly on all devices (iPhone 5, iPad (original), and iMac (2011). If I download from my camera, all pictures show up on iPhone and iPad, but not in Photo Stream folder on iMac iPhoto. The date after the title "Photo Stream" shows December 5, 2011. (That's probably when I started using this iMac).

iPhoto '11, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2013 9:04 AM

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Q: How can I get Photo Stream to work in iPhoto on my iMac?

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Mar 5, 2013 12:09 PM in response to iGram
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    Mar 5, 2013 12:09 PM in response to iGram

    Disable Photo Stream in the System/iCloud preference pane

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    and in iPhoto's Photo Share preference pane. 

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    Reboot and reenable both respectively. That should jump start Photo Stream.

     

    OT

  • by iGram,

    iGram iGram Mar 5, 2013 12:44 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Mar 5, 2013 12:44 PM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks, OT.

     

    I tried your suggestion. No luck. I DO get the photos in a folder called March 2013 Photo Stream in Library>Events. However, under the heading Web>Photo Stream, I get the yellow box that tells me how to get started with Photo Stream ... not the 1000 most recent photos like I did before.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Mar 5, 2013 12:47 PM in response to iGram
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    Mar 5, 2013 12:47 PM in response to iGram

    link to set up instructions - http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

     

    Link to FAQs and links to trouble shooting hints - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486

     

    LN

  • by iGram,

    iGram iGram Mar 5, 2013 2:46 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Mar 5, 2013 2:46 PM in response to LarryHN

    Thank you LarryHN. I looked at the FAQs and trouble shooting before posting my problem. I actually do have pictures showing up in Photo Stream, but not in the Web folder.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Mar 5, 2013 3:04 PM in response to iGram
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    Mar 5, 2013 3:04 PM in response to iGram

    try the directions on resetting PS

     

    LN

  • by iGram,

    iGram iGram Mar 5, 2013 3:41 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Mar 5, 2013 3:41 PM in response to LarryHN

    LH ... the article on resetting has been removed. I searched around and found instructions on another help site. Turns out when I go to iCloud.com and my account, there is no longer an Advanced button to click.


    Can't find another way to reset PS.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Mar 5, 2013 3:52 PM in response to iGram
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    Mar 5, 2013 3:52 PM in response to iGram

    News to me but it appears the advanced option was recently removed - try turning it off on all devices and logging out of iCloud - logging back in and turning PS on again

     

     

    Your device will keep up to 1000 photos, even if they are older than 30 days. Photos older than 30 days are removed from the iCloud server, so all devices may not have the same photos, depending on when you enabled Photo Stream.

    If you'd prefer to have only the most current photos in Photo Stream on each of your devices (and, delete the older photos):

    • Save any photos that are not already in your Camera Roll. Learn more about backing up your Camera Roll.
    • Disable (My) Photo Stream in Settings > iCloud by moving the slider for (My) Photo Stream to OFF. Confirm that you wish to Delete Photos.
    • Next, re-enable Photo Stream by moving the slider to the ON position. iCloud will automatically push your stored photos to your device.
    • Repeat these steps for each device.

     

     

    And note that the iCloud servers only hold the last 30 day's photos - so any photo that is over 30 days old could have been imported but no longer be in the PS - could that be it?

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Mar 5, 2013 4:18 PM in response to iGram
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    Mar 5, 2013 4:18 PM in response to iGram

    Try the following:

     

    1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your

         User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

     

    2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your

    User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).

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    or with Mt. Lion from the User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/
    Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto     folder

     

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    3 - launch iPhoto and try again.

     

    NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto.  You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.

     

    NOTE 2:  In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

    Then check the iPhoto/Photo Stream preference pane to make sure the necessary checkboxes are checked.

  • by iGram,

    iGram iGram Mar 5, 2013 5:30 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Mar 5, 2013 5:30 PM in response to Old Toad

    Larry ... I've taken new photos with my iPhone to see if new pics show up. They do in the March 2013 folder but not in My Photo Stream.

     

    OT ... unhid the Library and deleted the files. Sadly, that didn't work, either.