Oh The Embarrassment! How To Remove Photos From iCloud's Photo Stream
October 13, 2011
One of the advantages of Apple’s new Photo Stream is that whenever you take a photo using your iPhone/iPod touch or iPad 2, they are automatically pushed to iPhoto or Aperture via iCloud. Regrettably, this means embarrassing photos could show up on your computer for others to see. But, this doesn’t have to be! Thanks to this tip from AppAdvice reader Harold, you never have to face the prospect of others seeing photos you wish to keep personal.
First, open iPhoto 11 or Aperture 3.2 and go into the application’s settings. Next, Click on Photo Stream. Uncheck the last two options, which automatically import and upload photos. Keep the first button checked (Enable Photo Street) so you have the option to stream if you want.
Finally, if you wish to clear the cache of photos you have taken for any reason, sign into your account at iCloud.com. Click on your name at the upper right and then select Advanced. Finally, select Reset Photo Stream.
Finally, note you can also select which photos to share by selecting the share option at the bottom right corner on any iPhoto screen showing Events and/or individual photos.
Again, we thank Harold for this great tips.
As a reminder, Photo Stream uploads 30 days of photos to iCloud, during which time you must decide which photos to keep either on your Mac/PC or iDevice. The service, which is free, arrived along with iOS 5 and iCloud this week.
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