Are all streams ( My photostream AND shared streams) backed up by icloud ?

Question

I have been suggested to use Shared streams ( to myself), so that iCloud makes backups of these.
- with this "trick" by making a Shared Stream also for each album, iCloud should include in the backupthe
contents of the Shared Streams plus My Photostream.
Is this an acceptable backupstrategy, in addition to importing all Shots, from time- to-time into iPhoto ?

Answer 1

Hi,
1/It seems you only have perceived one aspect, which is clear anyway - Yes, I am aware, My Photostream stores only for 30 days, and is limited to 1000 pics
- Streams are limited to 1000 streams, and I guess unlimited pica ( or also 10000 pics ?)
2/ my Main point was to ask if SHARED streams can be inclzded in the iCloud - Backup cycles !:
a)  in general, if they are backed up by iCloud ( my perception was yes, based on another discussion
exchange some days ago).
b) when that is the case-  my derived Q is, if mulitple shared streams are configured, basically containing the very same pics as the individual Albums - that way, if the Shared Streams are to be sent to myself (!)- they would undergo backup
- According to a previous response here, and our point 1), would iCloud then backup ALSO all shared streams, that way
each Album  would have backup of irself, in the form of a Shared Stream
- Clearly Photostream itself will have backup, but will vary, dependent on which imgs are represented there.
3/ Backing up pictures into iPhoto or Aperture is a different topic;
- so and later by a specific b/u engine & mechanism   ( Time Capsule or NAS device ) results in a backup- chain..
4/ How are YOU backing up your photos from an iOs device ?
Kind thanks in advance. hs