Where did a folder in my shared stream go?

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Where did a folder in my shared stream go?

I took some pics last week, placed them in the shared folder, and deleted them from the camera roll and photo stream (I know...big mistake). However, I tried a few pics in the shared stream and then deleted and the pics were still in the shared stream, so I thought it would be ok. For the past 5 days, they have been accessible through the shared stream with no problem. Then two days ago, icloud asks me to log in and all my folders are gone. The next morning, my folders come back except for one of the folders--the most recent one.

Is there any way to retrieve that folder?

Posted on Jul 13, 2014 11:14 AM

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randers4

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Jul 13, 2014 11:19 AM in response to catski00316

Photos added to a shared stream will remain in iCloud indefinitely until you delete them (although one thing to be aware of is that they will be a lower resolution than your originals in the camera roll. If you don't see them, try going to Settings>iCloud>Photos, turn off Photo Sharing, then turn it back on. Your shared streams should then redownload back to your device.

If you want to keep the full resolution photos, in the future import them to your computer before deleting them from your camera roll (see iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer).

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catski00316 Author

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Jul 13, 2014 11:41 AM in response to randers4

Thank you. I tried that as well. Any other solutions?

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randers4

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Jul 13, 2014 2:15 PM in response to catski00316

No, other than waiting to see if they come back. Since you mentioned that your other shared streams were missing for a day it's possible a server glitch is causing this and the missing stream will reappear on its own if you give it some time.

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fromsouth

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Jul 13, 2014 2:34 PM in response to catski00316

If those pictures are missing in "my photostream" folder ( very easy to check on the phone ) you never uploaded those.

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