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Q: Are deleted Photostream photos instantly removed from iCloud servers or are they temporarily stored in the cloud?

If I delete a photo from the My Photo Stream album on an iOS device, will that photo be instantly deleted from the Photostream album on the iCloud server? Or will that deleted photo be stored somewhere in the cloud for 30 days after it has been removed from the device? If the latter is true, can the photo be recovered?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 3:30 PM

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Q: Are deleted Photostream photos instantly removed from iCloud servers or are they temporarily stored in the cloud?

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    Demo Demo Dec 15, 2015 4:17 PM in response to gino stacks
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    Dec 15, 2015 4:17 PM in response to gino stacks

    If you delete the photo from your photos stream it is gone from all devices with one exception. If you have Photo Stream set to automatically download photos on your computer, they should be stored there.

    My Photo Stream FAQ - Apple Support

     

    How many photos can My Photo Stream store?

    You can choose to download all of your photos from My Photo Stream to your Mac and PC automatically.

    • Photos 1.0 or later: Open Photos and go to Preferences > General. Select Copy items to the Photos library.
    • iPhoto or Aperture: Go to Preferences > Photos (or Photo Stream) > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will import into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture.

    To save storage space, your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch keep your most recent 1000 photos in the My Photo Stream album. From My Photo Stream, you can browse your photos or move the ones you like to another album to keep them on your iOS device forever. And if your Apple TV has limited storage, you'll see only your most recent photos.