Q: Can iCloud back up new iPhone files only?
I recently got an iPhone and transferred all my previous phone's photos to it. Those files are already backed up and I want them to remain on the iPhone because the phone has plenty of memory (I do not need them in iCloud).
Now I'm taking new photos/video on the iPhone which I do want to back up with iCloud but have maxed out my free iCloud space due to the old files. If I delete an old photo out of iCloud, it also deletes off the iPhone.
Is there anyway to not upload the old photos to iCloud so there is storage space for the new files? I do not want to buy more iCloud space and would rather download new photos to the computer manually if there is no workaround. Thanks!
Summary:
Keep old photo files on the phone
Keep new photo files on the phone
Only back up new photo/videos to the iCloud
iPhone SE, iOS 10
Posted on Sep 27, 2016 12:27 PM