HT201317: My Photo Stream FAQ

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kisaob
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Q: i have recently installed icloud on my pc & have activated photo stream on my iphone.  only a portion of the photos from my phone are now available on my pc.  Why haven't they all transferred over?

i have recently installed icloud on my pc & have activated photo stream on my iphone.  only a portion of the photos from my phone are now available on my pc.  Why haven't they all transferred over?

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3, photo stream

Posted on May 30, 2013 9:54 AM

by pvonk,Solvedanswer
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A:

When you turn on photo stream on a device that is the source of photos, only the photos you take in the future will sync to the stream, not the photos currently in the camera roll. 

 

When you turn on photo stream on a device or computer that will receive photos from other devices, only the photos that have been on the servers for the past 30 days will sync, all older photos have been deleted from the servers.

 

To sync camera roll photos that weren't part of photo stream, you need to sync them manually using itunes.

Posted on May 30, 2013 10:27 AM

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  • by pvonk,Solvedanswer

    pvonk pvonk May 30, 2013 10:27 AM in response to kisaob
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    May 30, 2013 10:27 AM in response to kisaob

    When you turn on photo stream on a device that is the source of photos, only the photos you take in the future will sync to the stream, not the photos currently in the camera roll. 

     

    When you turn on photo stream on a device or computer that will receive photos from other devices, only the photos that have been on the servers for the past 30 days will sync, all older photos have been deleted from the servers.

     

    To sync camera roll photos that weren't part of photo stream, you need to sync them manually using itunes.

  • by kisaob,

    kisaob kisaob May 30, 2013 11:10 AM in response to pvonk
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    May 30, 2013 11:10 AM in response to pvonk

    Thank you.  How do I sync them manually using itunes?

  • by Calchick,

    Calchick Calchick Nov 24, 2013 6:25 PM in response to pvonk
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    Nov 24, 2013 6:25 PM in response to pvonk

    I have same problem BUT new photos taken are only partially sent to computer?  today I took 12 photos, the ipod only sent 5 of the same photos to my Photo Stream folder on my Computer?  same happened the day before only part of the pix are getting sent to computer.