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Old 09-06-2017, 03:48 PM
 
Location: At the corner of happy and free
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I've searched online for months, to try to figure out how to see my photos, but no luck. i definitely have an iCloud account, because I pay .99 every month for additional storage. I can't see my photos in my Photo Stream (well, not all of them) because my iPad's storage is full. I've read online that all I have to do is log into iCloud.com with my Apple ID, but when I go to that site, there is no option for me to sign in (the only choices are "Set up iCloud on this device," "Open find my iPhone," and "Open find my friends." Regarding that first option, I assume I already have iCloud on my device, but I tried clicking on that and going through the steps anyway, but it didn't work.

I have grown to despise Apple products, and I am transitioning to all Android products. But I have 13 years worth of photos being held hostage in the cloud, and I would really like to at least SEE them, and preferably transfer them to my Samsung tablet (which is a separate issue which I will try to figure out later).

Did I mention that I hate Apple?
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Old 09-06-2017, 11:29 PM
 
Location: DFW
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Do it from a computer, not a phone or tablet.
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Old 09-07-2017, 01:43 PM
 
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Do it from a computer, not a phone or tablet.
Really? Who even has full size computers anymore? Not me.
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Old 09-07-2017, 07:10 PM
 
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A lot of people. I use a tablet and a computer every day.

Here's another option: go to iCloud.com from your mobile Safari browser. Then click the share icon (rectangle with up arrow in upper right corner) and select request desktop site.

You should then see your iCloud log in screen. I wouldn't count on all the photos being there though, since your local storage is full and you haven't been plugging the device into iTunes to back it up occasionally.

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Old 09-09-2017, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Canada
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Kayanne,

iOS 11 is due to come out this this month, maybe as early as Tuesday. One of the new features is a file manager app. I recall seeing a screenshot and iCloud.com was listed in the left column along with other possible sources of files such as Dropbox.
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Old 09-11-2017, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Really? Who even has full size computers anymore? Not me.
Really?

"According to Gartner, overall worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.2 million units, a 2.4 decline compared to the first quarter of 2016."

That's in ONE quarter.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:54 PM
 
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Really?

"According to Gartner, overall worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.2 million units, a 2.4 decline compared to the first quarter of 2016."

That's in ONE quarter.
I wonder if a lot of those are for businesses? I know very few people who still use a full-size computer at home. I thought they had kinda gone the way of the phone land line and VCR. But back on topic, I don't have one so I can't go to iCloud on one.
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Old 09-12-2017, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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You do it on someone else's computer then. Many people do still use computers at home e
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Old 09-15-2017, 01:34 PM
 
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I wonder if a lot of those are for businesses? I know very few people who still use a full-size computer at home. I thought they had kinda gone the way of the phone land line and VCR. But back on topic, I don't have one so I can't go to iCloud on one.
I found an article from 2016 that said 20% of millenials don't have a full-size computer as they go mobile-only. That still leaves an awful lot of people of all ages using computers for a variety of reasons.

Did you try the solution I posted to go to iCloud on your phone?
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Old 09-16-2017, 10:08 PM
 
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I found an article from 2016 that said 20% of millenials don't have a full-size computer as they go mobile-only. That still leaves an awful lot of people of all ages using computers for a variety of reasons.

Did you try the solution I posted to go to iCloud on your phone?
No, I tried it on my iPad, which is what I thought you meant. It uses Safari as its browser. But there was no share icon nor option to request desktop site.

And ok, I was apparently wrong about most people not having full-sized computers. The only relevant fact is *I* don't have one. I have just moved to a new state where I don't know anyone, so I have no one to ask to borrow their computer.

I will simply go to an Apple store and see if someone there can help me.
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