Well done Daniel! Just one more question Callum. Is your Photo Stream now working as advertised? If you take a photo on, say, your iPhone does it show up in Photo Stream on your iPad and in iPhone on your Mac?
Regards, Carlo On 03/06/2012, at 22:28 , Callum Prior wrote: > Victory! > > ImageCapture only recognised the same images as iPhoto, but Phoneview seems > to have imported all of the photos off the iPad with just one click, though > I've got a bit of work ahead of me establishing the albums and removing the > duplicates. > > Many thanks for the recommendation, and thanks again to yourself, Ronni and > Carlo. > > Callum > > On 03/06/2012, at 9:51 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> Hi Callum >> >> Other options to try. >> ImageCapture (in Applications folder). Open up, and when plugged in, it >> hopefully may show all the photos not the device. Then give you options to >> select all and import into Picture folder. (or someone else). Then import >> into iPhoto. >> PhoneView. (Good for other things too) - >> <http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/> Not free though. Gives you access to >> the device, and photos are listed. So may be able to import from there as >> well. >> >> Just a couple of things I thought of as well…. >> (Sorry might be missing some of your info, as sidetracked on another issue >> plus two other jobs at the same time,…lol). >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4s >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> On 03/06/2012, at 9:45 PM, Callum Prior wrote: >> >>> I have tried that, sadly in the iPad's case it's saying that it's only >>> already imported 60 photos. >>> >>> As I say it doesn't seem to be recognising photos on the device at all, for >>> the most part. It's certainly not importing any albums, the only thing >>> that works is reserving the photos back into the camera roll which seems to >>> be forcing the iMac to recognise them again. >>> >>> Callum >>> >>> On 03/06/2012, at 9:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Callum >>>> >>>> If you plug in the iDevices and open iPhoto, then under Devices once you >>>> click on your iPhone (or iPad), does it show the Window "Already >>>> Imported". perhaps it thinks it's already imported them on a previous >>>> occasion. If it does, you can then click on the right hand side and choose >>>> "Show all x photos". If it does, you can then Command-A (to select all), >>>> then choose "Import Selected". It should then go through and bring in any >>>> and all photos. (And it will ask about Duplicates as well). >>>> That way you may be able to bring back ones it thinks it's already got. >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Daniel Kerr >>>> MacWizardry >>>> >>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>> >>>> >>>> **For everything Apple** >>>> >>>> On 03/06/2012, at 8:46 PM, Callum Prior wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Carlo, >>>>> >>>>> I like and understand the explanation, sadly it doesn't appear to fit my >>>>> situation at least for the most part. :P >>>>> >>>>> Some of the photos appearing in the iMac photo stream are from 2009. >>>>> There are only about a dozen photos from within the last 30 days, and >>>>> it's not recognising all the photos my other devices have taken in the >>>>> last thirty days. >>>>> >>>>> It's sill unclear why the iMac isn't recognising and syncing the albums >>>>> on both the iOS devices when connected via cable. In the case of the iPad >>>>> it only recognises 214 photos in total out of the many hundreds that >>>>> exist on the device irrespective of the cloud. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/06/2012, at 7:43 PM, cm wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I may be able to explain what is happening here but it is only >>>>>> my best guess. My understanding is that photos in Photo Stream will >>>>>> remain on the iCloud server for 30 days to give all your devices a >>>>>> chance to sync. Each individual portable device will retain the 1000 >>>>>> most recent photos regardless of their age, and on your Mac you can >>>>>> configure iPhoto to retain Photo Stream photos indefinitely. A quick >>>>>> aside, I have iPhoto set to retain my Photo Stream and I strongly >>>>>> recommend that everyone do the same. This can be configured in iPhoto > >>>>>> Preferences > Photo Stream. >>>>>> >>>>>> So you lost your main Mac, iPhoto repository and thus lost your >>>>>> continuous store of all Photo Stream photos. I could be wrong here but >>>>>> perhaps an iDevice Photo Stream contains the last 30 days photos in plus >>>>>> any any photos that were taken on that particular device whether they be >>>>>> older than 30 days or not. >>>>>> >>>>>> So at a guess, 294 of your photos where taken within the last 30 days >>>>>> and they are currently stored in iCloud and thus were restored to your >>>>>> Mac when you reactivated iCloud on your new install. Your iPhone has >>>>>> these 294 photos taken in the last 30 days plus all the other photos >>>>>> taken on your iPhone. This number would normally be trimmed to 1000, but >>>>>> since you have 844 photos in your iPhone Photo Stream, you have not yet >>>>>> hit that limit. So in principle your iPhone has all the photos ever >>>>>> taken on it (plus those taken on any device in the last 30 days). Lastly >>>>>> the iPad shares these 294 photos plus 188 other photos that were taken >>>>>> on the iPad itself. Again this number is less than 1000 so not photos >>>>>> have been lost. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know if these tallies with reality. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Carlo >>>>>> >>>>>> On 03/06/2012, at 17:52 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Prior to my data loss on my iMac and iMac backup last month both my >>>>>>> iPad and iPhone were set to iCloud backup, and remain so, and >>>>>>> everything functioned as you, Carlo and Daniel describe below. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My issues at the moment: >>>>>>> Given the data loss I've experienced on my iMac, I'm very keen to >>>>>>> repopulate it with the photos from both my iPhone and iPad. I tend not >>>>>>> to delete photos on either device unless I'm short of space, so I've a >>>>>>> fairly decent backup between the both of them. >>>>>>> iPhoto on the iMac is currently recognising a limited number of photos >>>>>>> in the photo stream as compared to both my iOS devices. As my >>>>>>> understanding was that the photo stream was a shared resource I'm >>>>>>> unclear as to why each device is showing a different number of photos >>>>>>> available. It also hasn't recognised any of the albums set up on both >>>>>>> iOS devices. >>>>>>> The photo stream on all devices are also showing photos far older than >>>>>>> 30 days >>>>>>> Duplicate photos have appeared, sometimes three or four copies of each >>>>>>> once I had tried the initial re-sync when my hard drive was replaced. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> iMac photostream = 294 photos >>>>>>> iPhone photostream = 844 photos >>>>>>> iPhoto on the iPad photo stream = 482 photos >>>>>>> iPad photo stream = 482 photos >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have only one iTunes account. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 02/06/2012, at 10:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Carlo, I'm sure you meant to type 1,000 photos not 100 :) >>>>>>>> Just to add a bit to Carlo's reply. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apple assumes most people will manage their photos on a Mac or PC, and >>>>>>>> as long as your computer is set up to use Photo Stream, it preserves >>>>>>>> all your downloaded photos indefinitely—no 30-day limit. >>>>>>>> You can then sync any photos you want to carry around to your iOS >>>>>>>> device. >>>>>>>> For example, you can create an album in iPhoto, and then, in iTunes, >>>>>>>> make sure your iOS device is configured to sync that album. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> However, if you don’t regularly use a Mac or PC that’s set up for >>>>>>>> iCloud, you should take the precaution of reviewing your Photo Stream >>>>>>>> photos every week or two and saving those that you want to keep in >>>>>>>> your Camera Roll (if they’re not already there) or another album. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Callum, are you using 'iCloud Backup' on your iPhone, or are you >>>>>>>> backing up your iPhone using iTunes? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 9:38 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Glad to hear you have your photos synced with iPhoto. Once you get >>>>>>>>> the pics in iPhoto they are saved on your computer (as you probably >>>>>>>>> know) so you don't really need to proceed with saving the photos on >>>>>>>>> all your portable devices as well. If you do also want to save Photo >>>>>>>>> Stream photos to the camera roll on an iPhone or an iPad there is a >>>>>>>>> bit of clicking involved but with the correct sequence you can reduce >>>>>>>>> the click count to around one click per photo, and seeing there is a >>>>>>>>> maximum of 100 photos in Photo Stream that is not too onerous. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For an iPad, for instance, you can proceed as follows >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1. Open up the Photos app and select the Photo Stream tab at the top >>>>>>>>> of the page. >>>>>>>>> 2. Click the share button. Its icon is a square with a curved arrow >>>>>>>>> exiting up and to the right. >>>>>>>>> 3. Click each photo of interest, or in your case all the photos. As >>>>>>>>> you touch each a check mark will appear on it. >>>>>>>>> 4. Click the Save button to save the selected photos to Camera Roll. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'll post some thoughts later on your Photo Stream mismatch. I have >>>>>>>>> seen something similar but not as extreme as in your case. Do you >>>>>>>>> have more than one Apple ID? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 19:00 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I've run a test with that method and it's worked a treat. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On my iPhone I resaved a couple of photos from Photostream to the >>>>>>>>>> camera roll. For some reason I thought you couldn't attach an iOS >>>>>>>>>> device to the iMac while they were set to sync to the Cloud, and I'm >>>>>>>>>> still confused as to why each device appears to be seeing a >>>>>>>>>> different stream. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My next question is if there's a way to mass select and save photos >>>>>>>>>> in Photostream on my iPad/iPhone to the camera roll, or do I have a >>>>>>>>>> lot of tapping ahead of me? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks again! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Callum >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 6:47 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> One way is to connect your iPhone to a Mac with a docking cable and >>>>>>>>>>> then open iPhoto. You will be prompted to save the photos as an >>>>>>>>>>> event within iPhoto. Alternatively if you do not own iPhoto you can >>>>>>>>>>> use Image Capture which comes with the operating system. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> C >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 18:37, Callum Prior >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Carlo, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> That bit I get, but I don't understand why each device is showing >>>>>>>>>>>> a different number of photos available from the cloud, or where >>>>>>>>>>>> the duplicates came from. Nor how to dump the photos from each >>>>>>>>>>>> device back into the iMac. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 6:29 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> This could turn into a long thread but I will start the ball >>>>>>>>>>>>> rolling by saying that iCloud Photo Stream stores at most 1000 >>>>>>>>>>>>> photos and only stores your new photos for 30 days. So you might >>>>>>>>>>>>> find iCloud has significantly fewer photos than the devices it is >>>>>>>>>>>>> used to sync. To preserve a photo from Photo Stream you need to >>>>>>>>>>>>> download it to a local device, be it a Mac, iPhone or iPad. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 18:19 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last month I had a massive technological failure resulting in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the loss of my main drive and backups. Data recovery hasn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>> gone that well so I'm in the process of rebuilding everything I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> need. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the moment the only record of my photos exists in iCloud and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the camera rolls and folders of my iPhone and iMac. What's >>>>>>>>>>>>>> confusing me is that they all show different numbers of photos >>>>>>>>>>>>>> when they should be synced. A fair number of duplicates have >>>>>>>>>>>>>> also appeared. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to resync all my devices or push the photos to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the iMac without losing anything? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Callum >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
