Q: Photostream folder disappeared in iOS 8, along with all my photos in that folder. Please help!

Hello,

I just upgraded my iPhone 5 to iOS 8. I only had about 20 photos stored on my phone, and about 100 photos in my Photostream. After updating to iOS 8, I cannot find any of these photos that were in my Photostream, and cannot even find that folder on my iPhone.

Were these photos deleted?

Thank you,

Dan

iPhone 5, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 1:33 PM

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Sebasinho

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I turned photostream OFF and then ON again and the pictures are starting to reappear under my "Recently Added" folder. What this means is that the "Photostream" folder disappeared and now all the iCloud/Streamed pictures will be under the "Recently Added" folder.

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 3:14 PM

Q: Photostream folder disappeared in iOS 8, along with all my photos in that folder. Please help!

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by sk8ersublime,

sk8ersublime Sep 17, 2014 1:42 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 1:42 PM in response to wright.88

I have the same issue here. Except i had about 1000 photos that were there before the upgrade.
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by Chris CA,

Chris CA Sep 17, 2014 1:52 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 1:52 PM in response to wright.88

Open the iCloud Control Panel (Windows) or iPhoto (Mac) t get teh photos from My Photo Stream.
Note My Photo Stream photos stay there for only 30 days.
See this -> iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ

You should regularly sync photos to your computer and delete them from the Camera Roll.
Copy the photos to your computer
-> iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
and delete them from the Camera Roll.
You can then sync the photos you want on the iPhone back to telephone using iTunes.
-> iTunes: Syncing photos

(Though some of this may change in the very near future with release of iOS 8, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iCloud upgrades).
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by leroydouglas,

leroydouglas Sep 17, 2014 2:03 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 2:03 PM in response to wright.88

There is no more separate photostream folder/camera roll folder.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/ios-8-thoroughly-reviewed/9/#pics
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by wright.88,

wright.88 Sep 17, 2014 2:11 PM in response to leroydouglas
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Sep 17, 2014 2:11 PM in response to leroydouglas

But where did the pictures that were located in the Photo Stream folder go? They are not located in my Photos App on my phone that I can find.
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by wright.88,Helpful

wright.88 Sep 17, 2014 2:12 PM in response to Chris CA
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Sep 17, 2014 2:12 PM in response to Chris CA

I installed the iCloud Control Panel and set it to sync my photos onto my computer, but so far nothing has been synced. Did the photos that were in my photostream disappear?
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by jarrod136,

jarrod136 Sep 17, 2014 2:18 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 2:18 PM in response to wright.88

I turned off photo stream a while back and turned off all of the iCloud syncing photos stuff. I want the old camera roll album back and the ability to go to it and scroll easily through all of my pictures. Bring back the old one for those of us who don't want to go to a cluttered up map of where the picture was taken and when to see them.
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by sabadeau2005,

sabadeau2005 Sep 17, 2014 2:29 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 2:29 PM in response to wright.88

I found it under the camera app, once you open it, its on the lower left.
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by wright.88,

wright.88 Sep 17, 2014 2:32 PM in response to sabadeau2005
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Sep 17, 2014 2:32 PM in response to sabadeau2005

Clicking in the bottom left of the Camera App just shows the Recently Added Photos folder, for me.
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by sabadeau2005,

sabadeau2005 Sep 17, 2014 2:35 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 2:35 PM in response to wright.88

my photo app has 759 pictures, but when i went to the camera app, i have 989 photos there.
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by Sebasinho,

Sebasinho Sep 17, 2014 3:04 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 3:04 PM in response to wright.88

I had almost 1000 photos on my Photostream and now they're all gone... This *****! What a lame *** release of a new useless iOS.
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by rigormortis,

rigormortis Sep 17, 2014 3:07 PM in response to sabadeau2005
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Sep 17, 2014 3:07 PM in response to sabadeau2005

your pictures in photo stream are safe. Well , until apple deletes them. you you just have to use legacy ways to access them. iOS 7 and iphoto can still access photo stream. Pictures thst are still taken are still sent to photo stream, but you can't see them !!! Unless you use legacy apps!

it looks like apple wants you to move to iPhoto cloud linrary which will keep every single picture in icloud. but I think this costs money

THats what hat it looks to me.
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by wright.88,

wright.88 Sep 17, 2014 3:08 PM in response to Sebasinho
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Sep 17, 2014 3:08 PM in response to Sebasinho

I backed up my iPhone last night on iCloud. If I restore it, would this restore my Photo Stream photos if they are truly gone? Or not, since a restore would only restore items directly stored on the iPhone?
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by FoxFifth,

FoxFifth Sep 17, 2014 3:09 PM in response to rigormortis
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Sep 17, 2014 3:09 PM in response to rigormortis

rigormortis wrote:

your pictures in photo stream are safe. Well , until apple deletes them. you you just have to use legacy ways to access them. iOS 7 and iphoto can still access photo stream. Pictures thst are still taken are still sent to photo stream, but you can't see them !!! Unless you use legacy apps!

it looks like apple wants you to move to iPhoto cloud linrary which will keep every single picture in icloud. but I think this costs money

THats what hat it looks to me.

And iCloud Photo Library has been delayed: http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/12/apple-demotes-icloud-photo-library-beta/
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by McGann27,Helpful

McGann27 Sep 17, 2014 3:10 PM in response to wright.88
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Sep 17, 2014 3:10 PM in response to wright.88

I Have the exact same problem!!!!! Really need some help on this!
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