Q&A

Is Photo Stream limited to 1000 photos?

Is Photo Stream limited to 1000 photos?

Photo Stream does has a hard limit of either 1000 photos or 30 days, whichever comes first.

How many photos can you have on photostream?

Uploads your last 30 days and up to 1000 photos. Downloads to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in a smaller resolution.

Does my photo stream take up storage?

Unlike iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream doesn’t use any iCloud storage. It does, however, take up space on the devices it syncs with, which is why there is a limitation of only 1,000 pictures and only from the last 30 days.

Does deleting PhotoStream free up space?

The Photo Stream photos are transient copies of the photos in your Camera Roll; photos older than 30 days will be deleted, and if you have more than 1000 photos the oldest will be removed to make space for new ones.

Why did my photo stream disappear?

As mentioned earlier, if you change the Apple ID you’re using, then your Photo Stream will disappear. You accidentally turned off My Photo Stream. You can turn My Photo Stream back on by going to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos and tap the Upload to My Photo Stream switch.

How do I save photos when I run out of storage?

Automatically Upload Photos – There are plenty of alternatives that can automatically upload the photos you take to the cloud. DropBox, Microsoft, Amazon, Google+ and Flickr all have options to automatically save the photos you take to their online storage in the cloud.

Are there limits to how many photos you can upload to my Photo Stream?

The My Photo Stream limits below are based on anticipated upload patterns. These are the My Photo Stream upload limits: If you exceed one of these limits, your uploads to My Photo Stream will pause temporarily, and you might see a notification on your device.

How long are photos stored in my Photo Stream?

Photos are stored in My Photo Stream for 30 days. iCloud Phot os uploads all of your photos and videos to iCloud and keeps them up to date across your devices. If you turn on both My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, photos that you take with that device upload to both iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

Are there limits to how many photos can be shared in a day?

Sharing Suggestions are limited to 5000 items with a maximum share size of 1GB. These are the Shared Albums hourly and daily limits: Maximum number of photos and videos from a single contributor across all shared albums, per hour: 1000 Maximum number of photos and videos from a single contributor across all shared albums, per day: 10,000

Are there limits to the number of photos you can upload to iCloud?

iCloud limits the number of photos that can be uploaded to My Photo Stream or shared albums within a given hour, day, or month to prevent unintended or excessive use. The My Photo Stream limits below are based on anticipated upload patterns. These are the My Photo Stream upload limits: