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MissJudy394
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Q: I backed up my iPhone 4 to the cloud. Now I've downloaded the back up to mynre iPhone 5. I've turned in photo stream on my new device but my photo stream isn't complete. What's up?

I Backed up my iPhone 4 to the cloud before purchasing my iPhone 5. I downloaded the back up to my new device, turned on photo stream but now all my photos aren't showing up in my stream. Any ideas?

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Dec 25, 2013 4:02 PM

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Q: I backed up my iPhone 4 to the cloud. Now I've downloaded the back up to mynre iPhone 5. I've turned in photo stream on my new dev ... more

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Dec 25, 2013 4:12 PM in response to MissJudy394
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    Dec 25, 2013 4:12 PM in response to MissJudy394

    Photo stream photos only remain in iCloud for 30 days.  Older photo stream photos are no longer in iCloud to receive.  If they were in your camera roll when you last backed up your device, restoring the backup should recover them.