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iOS8 iCloud Photos - does anyone know it's use on a PC?

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:55 am
by simonmlewis
Hi all

I am dumbfounded by how this works on a PC, so wonder if someone here knows and can explain. I'll explain the problem.

I've got iOS8 on my iphone and ipad now. I've updated my pc to have iCloud Photo Library.

BEFORE.... I use to use My Photo Stream. If I took a photo on the devices it would appear there and be seen from laptop. If I uploaded it from laptop, it would appear on all. If I delete from MPS it would delete on all.

Easy.

Now, if I open ICloud, I see a My Photo Stream folder, a Shared folder and an Uploads folder.
My Photo Stream has roughly 500 pictures it in, mostly because when iOS8 updated, they ALL got wiped from my phone, as most were uploaded via laptop.

Apple told me to reupload, as it was down to a glitch.

They now appearin Uploads and Photo Stream.

NOW...

If I take a picture on either device, it appears on both, but NOT on my laptop.
If I upload a picture to Uploads folder, it appears on all. If I delete it from that folder, it remains on all Apple devices, but deletes from Uploads.
If I upload it to the My Photo Stream folder, it does not appear on any other device.

So - can someone help me to under it all. I've spoken wtih Apple twice, and both times they are trying to escalate it as even they don't get it.

Simon