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Ole falk
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Q: icloud pictures on windows pc

I am usuing the icloud portal on my windows laptop to get access to my iphone photos on my photo stream

 

why can I only get acccess to roughly 300 out of the 1000 pictures I have on my photo stream? appreciate your help on this particular or other easy ways to get my iphone photos over to a windows laptop. cheers

iPhone 5s, iOS 7

Posted on Dec 22, 2013 11:52 AM

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Ole falk

Q: icloud pictures on windows pc

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  • by braden85,

    braden85 braden85 Dec 24, 2013 12:59 PM in response to Ole falk
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    Dec 24, 2013 12:59 PM in response to Ole falk

    Hi Ole falk!

     

    I have an FAQ about Photo Stream here for you that I believe will help address this question:

     

    iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4486

    How long are My Photo Stream photos stored in iCloud?

    The photos you upload to My Photo Stream are stored in iCloud for 30 days to give your devices plenty of time to connect and download them.

     

    How many photos are stored in My Photo Stream on my devices and computers?

    iCloud pushes all your photos to the My Photo Stream album on your devices and computers, and manages them efficiently, so you don’t run out of storage space.

    Your iOS devices keep a rolling collection of your last 1000 photos in the My Photo Stream album. From there, you can browse your recent photos or move the ones you like to your Camera Roll or another album to keep them on your device forever.

    Because your Mac and PC have more storage than your iOS devices, you can choose to have all of your My Photo Stream photos automatically downloaded. In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, select Photos (or Photo Stream) > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will be imported into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture. On your PC with My Photo Stream enabled in the Control Panel, all of your photos will be imported into C:\\Users\<user name>\Pictures\iCloud Photos\My Photo Stream. For iCloud Control Panel 2.0 to 2.1.2 users, the path is C:\\Users\<user name>\Pictures\Photo Stream\My Photo Stream .

    Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!

     

    Cheers,

    Braden