

- #HOW DO I ACCESS MY ICLOUD PHOTOS FROM MY IPHONE UPDATE#
- #HOW DO I ACCESS MY ICLOUD PHOTOS FROM MY IPHONE DOWNLOAD#
- #HOW DO I ACCESS MY ICLOUD PHOTOS FROM MY IPHONE MAC#
Make sure your Mac is connected to the internet.Verify in System Preferences that iCloud Photos is turned on.Make sure you’re running the operating system Mac 10.10.3 or later, which is a system requirement to use the Photos app and sync it with iCloud Photos.If you’re not able to see iCloud Photos when you’re using the Photos app, here are a couple things to check. Why can’t I see my iCloud photos on my Mac View iCloud photos in the browser (Safari, Firefox, or Chrome) Check out our guide to using My Photo Stream on iPhone and Mac. There are actually two ways you can do it, with the Photos app or in your browser via Access iCloud photos in the Photos appĪs long as both your Mac and your iPhone are signed in to the same iCloud account, then similarly to the Photos app on your iPhone, you’ll be able to view your iCloud pictures from the Photos app on your Mac.Īnother way to access your iCloud photos on all your devices is My Photo Stream, but that feature also shows you the most recent photos. It’s easy to take pictures and view them on your iPhone, and when you want to see those pictures on your Mac, it’s just as easy. Go to Settings > Photos > Cellular Data.

#HOW DO I ACCESS MY ICLOUD PHOTOS FROM MY IPHONE UPDATE#
To check or allow it to update using your cellular data: If you need to, tap on the toggle to turn on iCloud Photos.Īnother reason could be that iCloud Photos has been restricted to update over Wi-Fi only.Thanks a lot, and again - sorry if I've restated a question that has already been resolved here.One of the most common reasons your iCloud photos might not be showing up on your phone is because you don’t have iCloud Photos on. If it is not possible to actually access the old backups, why is this? Is there a policy that anyone knows of from Apple? I can't imagine actually buying more storage space in the cloud, as my phone keeps suggesting, if I'm not even given access to the data I back up. Mostly I'm interested in getting my photos back.Ģ. All I want to do is to see which files and materials from the old backup that I would want to salvage, and throw away the rest, but how do I do this? I do not want to overwrite my current phone settings or files, since I've been using the new phone for a few months now and have a lot of new settings, contacts, etc, that I do not want to overwrite.
#HOW DO I ACCESS MY ICLOUD PHOTOS FROM MY IPHONE DOWNLOAD#
How do I actually access the old backup? I don't seem to be able to open it in the iCloud site, download it to my hard-drive, or open it with the iCloud utility for Windows. Also, if I can get back those files I want, I can delete the old backup and won't have any problems with running out of storage for a while. This larger backup was made before I lost my phone, and therefore this is great news - it means I might get back all my old photos and whatever else might be on there. When I enter 'Manage Backups' for iCloud, I see that I have two backups - one recent backup that is 1.5GB large, and an old backup that is 3.1GB large.

After using the new iPhone for a couple of months, I've started getting notifications that my iCLoud storage is full, and that I should purchase more storage. I lost my iPhone 4 near the end last year, and purchased a new iPhone 4S to replace it. This forum interface is not exactly user intuitive, so I apologize beforehand if this question has been asked hundreds of times already.
