The reported iCloud hack, which exposed hundreds of photos of celebrities, has highlighted the dangers of storing files online. In particular, actress Mary Winstead complained she had deleted a number of the leaked photos ‘long ago’. But, many Apple users aren’t aware that removing a photo from a device doesn’t automatically remove it from their cloud account. If you are concerned about images or files you have stored online, there are steps you can take to delete them from the iCloud and from the device. Scroll down for video When a user takes a photo, it is stored in their Camera Roll, which is a gallery of images that are physically stored on the device. If My Photo Stream is enabled (pictured left), these photos are also stored in the My Photo Stream album (pictured right), which is automatically uploaded to iCloud and other synced devices
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When photos are taken on Apple devices, they're stored in the Camera Roll
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If Photo Stream is enabled, these images are also stored on iCloud
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Camera Roll photos are only uploaded to the cloud if the option is enabled as part of the phone or tablet’s backup options
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Removing a photo from Camera Roll does not remove it from the backup - the photos need to be deleted from the device, and the backup overwritten
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But, deleting it from Photo Stream automatically deletes it from iCloud
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