Open icloud account

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Open icloud account

On my iPad2. Lots of photos have gone from my photo area. I wanted to access my icloud storage area to make sure I have not lost them all but whenever I try to access my icloud account, it keep telling me to set icloud and wants to take me through the whole setup.

I already have an icloud account. I also have a iphone4 and photos go from my phone to my iPad with no problems. I have all the latest IOS7 settings on my iPad and I have checked that all looks ok with icloud in my settings.

Not got IOS7 on my phone yet but I don't see how that affects anything. I just want to open my icloud, I have paid for extra storage, how could I do that without an icloud account ?

iPad 2, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 7:34 AM

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Oct 27, 2013 7:44 AM in response to Iglimpse

There is no specific iCloud area. iCloud is only a storage for various kind of apps and services. At first you would have to set up your iCloud account on your devices in "Settings > iCloud". After a successful set up, you can then use iCloud Mail (with an icloud.com email address) through the Mail app, you can store contacts across your devices by using the Contacts app, events by using the Calendars app etc. You also could backup your phone using iCloud, but this wouldn't store all of your pictures, you could also use photostream to sync the last 1.000 photos across your device.

To get more information about what iCloud stores, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

To see how to set up iCloud on your devices, please visit this website: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

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Oct 27, 2013 7:56 AM in response to david.menzel

Thank you. I do not appear to have made myself clear....

I already have an icloud. I already have icloud email etc. I already share contacts etc. across my devices.

A few months ago, I paid for additional storage. This is very confusing. I will look at the link and come back to you

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Oct 27, 2013 7:59 AM in response to david.menzel

I have looked at your link. It mentions that it saves photo stream amongst other things.

It appears I have wrongly assumed icloud stores my photos.

This is beginning to feel very abstract.

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Oct 27, 2013 8:39 AM in response to Iglimpse

Another source is Apple's website to get an overview what iCloud offers: https://www.apple.com/icloud/features/

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Oct 27, 2013 9:10 AM in response to david.menzel

Thanks. I am getting a bit irritated hearing what icloud does.....

How do I access any of it, ie. my photos ?

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Oct 27, 2013 9:12 AM in response to Iglimpse

Through the apps on your devices (and from a Mac/PC you can also access icloud via webbrowser at www.icloud.com). Just have a look at the links I have posted.

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Oct 27, 2013 9:26 AM in response to david.menzel

Sorry but when I access icloud.com on my iPad, it wants me to set up a icloud account and I cannot seem to get past this.

It is clear, I already have an account.

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Oct 27, 2013 9:29 AM in response to Iglimpse

As I said www.icloud.com only works from a Mac or PC. You can only access iCloud from your iPhone or iPad by using the already installed apps like Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, and some others.

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Oct 27, 2013 3:58 PM in response to david.menzel

Ok. I was not aware I could only access icloud via PC / Mac. Hence all my confusion here.

I have now accessed icloud and I cannot see or access any of my photos. I thought they had been saved....Steve Jobs said it all just works. We'll not from where I am standing. Why does it need all this input?

How many other people think their photos are safe, when. that is not the case. I will persist when I have another few hours to spare. I appreciate your help today

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Nov 1, 2013 6:31 AM in response to Iglimpse

Well. I have persisted. I can access everything on icloud...apart from my photos.

My photos have been removed from my IPad (I don't think I had over 1,000). Fortunately, the photos are still on my iphone.

As there does not appear to be any photos on my icloud (why ?), how do I transfer the photos from my phone to icloud?

I am feeling seriously misled by Apple. It appears my photos have not been saved, or am I missing something very obvious ?

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Nov 1, 2013 6:37 AM in response to Iglimpse

Unfortunately, there is no way to access your photos on iCloud easily (via an app or website), the photos of your camera roll are just included in your backup (for the worst case) and the last 1.000 are in photo stream for getting you photos synced between devices.

If you are looking for a cloud storage service, where you can save and easily access your photos, I personally would recommend Flickr (offers you 1,000 GB for free) or Dropbox (offers you a few GB storage for free).

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Nov 1, 2013 6:45 AM in response to david.menzel

Many thanks. I have paid for extra storage on icloud...won't be doing that anymore. Definitely misled by the Apple hype which does give the impression that it does backup photos

Agree, looking at Flickr, once I have worked out how to transfer them !

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Answer 13

Nov 1, 2013 6:48 AM in response to Iglimpse

Yes, I think Flickr is a good alternative and offers you exactly what you want. You can access it via App (iPhone) or the web and it offers you a lot of storage.

BTW this website explains what iCloud stores: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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