Savvy Granny
Level 1 (8 points)
Mac OS X

Q: If I delete photos on iPhone, will they also be deleted on my iMac?

If I delete photos on iPhone, will they also be deleted on my iMac?

iPhone 4S, iOS 9.2

Posted on Mar 1, 2016 5:28 PM

by gail from maine,Solvedanswer
gail from maine gail from maine
Level 7 (26,971 points)
iCloud
A:

Sorry, but backups have nothing to do with this. Where you back up your device has no affect on your photo archives.

 

If you are using iCloud Photo Library, your entire Photo Library lives in iCloud and is accessed from any device or computer that is signed into the same iCloud account that also has iCloud Photo Library turned on. Here are a couple of support articles that explain how iCloud Photo Library works:

 

iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support

 

iCloud Photo Library Help - Apple Support

 

 

If you do not use iCloud Photo Library, then you have to import your photos to your Computer in order to preserve them.

 

 

PHOTO IMPORT IOS TO MAC/PC

 

Backups on the other hand, make a copy of your device so that you can then use that backup to restore your device if you have issues and have to erase that device, or if you purchase a new device that you want to set up. Your Camera Roll is saved in a backup, but as you create new backups the older ones are deleted. If you were to remove or delete photos from your Camera Roll and then back up your device, the photos that were on the backup prior to the one you made after the deletions would eventually no longer be accessible, so those photos would be gone forever.

 

iCloud: iCloud backup overview

 

https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/backup/

 

 

Cheers,

 

GB

Posted on Mar 1, 2016 6:37 PM

Close
Savvy Granny

Q: If I delete photos on iPhone, will they also be deleted on my iMac?

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

first Previous Page 3 of 3

  • by gail from maine,

    gail from maine gail from maine Mar 3, 2016 4:20 PM in response to Savvy Granny
    Level 7 (26,971 points)
    iCloud
    Mar 3, 2016 4:20 PM in response to Savvy Granny

    Scenarios (Y = Photo is there, N = Photo is not there);

     

                          Camera Roll     Photo Stream         Mac Phoots

    Flower

    Picture taken      Y                         Y                              N                                                                    

    on iPhone

     

    Deleted from       N                         N                              N

    Camera Roll                                                                     

     

    Deleted from       Y                          N                              N

    Photo Stream                                                                                    

     

    Imported to          Y                         Y                              Y

    Mac                                                                                      

     

    Imported &

    Deleted from      N                          N                                Y

    Camera Roll                                                                       

     

     

    Imported &

    Deleted from     Y                          N                                 Y

    Photo Stream                                                                     

     

     

     

    All Photos deleted from either the Camera Roll or the Photo Stream will remain in the Recently Deleted Folder on the phone for 30 days.

     

     

    Hope those columns stay lined up....

     

    Cheers,

     

    GB

  • by Savvy Granny,

    Savvy Granny Savvy Granny Mar 3, 2016 5:08 PM in response to gail from maine
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Mac OS X
    Mar 3, 2016 5:08 PM in response to gail from maine

    You're brilliant. The chart was just what I needed.

     

    So: If I delete a photo from Camera Roll, it's gone from everywhere.

    If I delete a photo from Photo Stream, it's gone from Photo Stream but still appears in Camera Roll.

    If I import the photo to the iMac "Photos" before deleting it from iPhone, I have it forever no matter whether I delete it from Camera Roll or Photo Stream later.

     

    Correcto?

     

    So, what is the point of Photo Stream?

  • by gail from maine,

    gail from maine gail from maine Mar 3, 2016 6:25 PM in response to Savvy Granny
    Level 7 (26,971 points)
    iCloud
    Mar 3, 2016 6:25 PM in response to Savvy Granny

    Correct

     

    GB

first Previous Page 3 of 3