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Q: Is there a way to delete pictures/videos from the iphone, and still have them saved in the iCloud?

Is there a way to delete pictures/videos from the iphone, and still have them saved in the iCloud?

 

Right now the iCloud only synchronizes with what's already on my iPhone.

Posted on Jun 6, 2016 2:10 AM

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Q: Is there a way to delete pictures/videos from the iphone, and still have them saved in the iCloud?

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  • by D.Cohen,

    D.Cohen D.Cohen Jun 6, 2016 2:21 AM in response to Mops128
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    Jun 6, 2016 2:21 AM in response to Mops128
  • by Mops128,

    Mops128 Mops128 Jun 6, 2016 8:10 AM in response to D.Cohen
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    Jun 6, 2016 8:10 AM in response to D.Cohen

    thx for trying to help. I accessed my photostream on my Windows laptop and deleted some pictures from my phone, but he still deletes them from the cloud as well. Or didnt i do it right?

  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Jun 6, 2016 9:18 AM in response to Mops128
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    Jun 6, 2016 9:18 AM in response to Mops128
    I accessed my photostream on my Windows laptop and deleted some pictures from my phone, but he still deletes them from the cloud as well. Or didnt i do it right?

    How are you using iCloud on your iPhone?  Is iCloud Photo Library enabled on your iPhone?  Then the libraries on your iPhone and on iCloud are synced. Deleting from your iPhone means deleting from iCloud and all other devices syncing with iCloud Photo Library.

     

    iCloud is primarily a syncing service and not an external storage for photos.

     

    The way to save storage on your iPhone is not deleting photos but to use "Optimize Storage" then the original full versions of your photos will be stored in iCloud, but on your phone you will only have smaller thumbnails for browsing. The iPhone will download the full version, if you want to seat.

  • by Mops128,

    Mops128 Mops128 Jun 6, 2016 9:18 AM in response to léonie
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    Jun 6, 2016 9:18 AM in response to léonie

    Thanx for your reply! Yes i use the optimize storage setting on my iphone. But i get that it's only a syncing service now, so that i can't save all my photos in the cloud and delete them from my device. That was my question actually. So thank you!