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Delete photos from iCloud but not iPhone

I only want to use the iCloud 5GB free storage for contacts. My photos were being backed up and I’ve maxed out. I disabled future photo backup to iCloud and want to delete the photos from my iCloud account but not from my iPhone. How do I do that?

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Dec 15, 2018 3:13 PM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2018 8:52 AM

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, sabbisays!


I see you want to remove photos from being stored in iCloud and want to keep them on your iPhone. I'd be happy to provide information to help you out!


Use the steps in this article to store your photos on your iPhone: Manage your iCloud storage


Have a great day!

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Delete photos from iCloud but not iPhone

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