I can't delete photos from photostream

I'm totally freaking out because I have some really BAD photos on my photostream.  I don't even know how they got there.  I deleted them from my computer soon after uploading them and I deleted them from my camera, but when I try to delete them from my photostream by selecting a photo and then hitting "delete" I just get an error beep.  No message, no disappearring photo, nothing.  What is wrong?  I don't have any other photostream enabled devices. 

Kari,
what is your MacOS X version and  iPhoto version?
If you cannot  delete photos from the iLifeAssetManagement folder, then you have a permissions problem. You should be able to do that. Try to fix the permissions for that part of your User Library.
Navigate again to the  iLifeAssetManagement folder as described above. Then select the Folder and press ⌘I (clover leaf, capital letter I) for "Get Info". You shoud see an ifo panel like this:
Disclose the "Sharing & Permissions" brick by pressing the disclosure triangle. Press the padlock in the lower right corner and enter your administrator password. Make sure your user account .....(Me) has Rad &Write permissions, change the permissions if necessary. Then click the padlock and select to apply to enclosed items.
Then try again, if you now can delete photos from the Stream.
Regards
Léonie
You might also check these support articles:
iCloud: Photo Stream Troubleshooting
iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ

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