Photo Stream permanent master library Windows 8 PC

Up until recently I have been able to take pictures with an iOS device and have it sync to my photostream, then to a folder on my Windows PC. Once in my Windows folder the photo would stay there forever. Deleting the photo from iOS Photo Stream would not delete the photo from my Windows PC. Deleting the photo from my Windows PC would not delete the photo from iOS Photo Stream.
Very recently the Photo Stream folder on my Windows PC has been deleting copies as I delete them from my iOS Photo Stream. On the apple website it says:
"Master photo library. On your Mac or PC.
Keeping a complete set of your photos on your Mac is as simple as turning on Photo Stream in iPhoto or Aperture. Every new photo you take appears in a Photo Stream album just as it does on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. But since your Mac has more storage than your iOS device, it automatically imports every picture from your Photo Stream into your photo library so you can edit, delete, and share the ones you want. Want to get the photos you’ve taken on your point-and-shoot or DSLR camera into your Photo Stream to view on all your other devices? The photos you import to your library from a camera or SD card are automatically uploaded to your Photo Stream. If you have a PC, you can auto-import and upload pictures, too. Just turn on Photo Stream, grab a camera, and start shooting."
How can I set up Photo Stream to PERMANENTLY save every photo taken with my iOS devices on my Windows PC FOREVER AUTOMATICALLY like it used to last week?
I want to be able to delete photos from Photo Stream to free up space on my iOS device and know that the photos won't delete from my Windows PC. I could do this literally last week.
Any way to do this?

[b]Fixed it, had to delete the folder where the My Photo Stream was.  I just created a backup of it and then deleted it, let iCloud re populate the folders and it came back.[/b]

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