HT201317 How do I get my photos off of iCloud and back on my phone?

I have all of my photos connected to iCloud, so they can backup and be saved. But since I have a very limited amount of space, and after my photos have been backed up, I end up deleting them off my phone so I can have more room. I now have more space available and would really like my pictures back on my phone. Is there a way to get them back on my phone from iCloud?

iCloud only backs up the photos that are on your device when it is backed up. If you deleted the photos from your phone, then backed up, the backup will no longer include the photos you deleted. Also, photo stream only keeps your photos for 30 days. After that they are deleted from photo stream but not from any device that already has them. Also, if you deleted the photos from the My Photo Stream album on your phone, they are also deleted from your photo stream (as the prompt warns you when you do) and could not therefore later be recovered from photo stream.
If you still have a backup that was made while the photos were on your phone, you could restore to the backup to recover the photos. Otherwise they are lost.
If you want to save your photos, always import them to your computer, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808.

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