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Once you delete photos off your device, will they also be deleted from iCloud?

Once you delete photos off your device, will they also be deleted from iCloud?

iPhone 6s, 10

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 7:30 PM

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If using iCloud Photo Library, yes. iCloud Photo Library is a synchronization service. It is not archival backup storage. Any changes made on any connected device will be reflected in iCloud Photo Library and across all other connected devices.


Before deleting anything, transfer those photos to archival storage - your desktop or laptop, or an online storage like Dropbox or Google.

Posted on Feb 14, 2019 6:25 AM

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Feb 14, 2019 6:25 AM in response to Fyste76

If using iCloud Photo Library, yes. iCloud Photo Library is a synchronization service. It is not archival backup storage. Any changes made on any connected device will be reflected in iCloud Photo Library and across all other connected devices.


Before deleting anything, transfer those photos to archival storage - your desktop or laptop, or an online storage like Dropbox or Google.

Once you delete photos off your device, will they also be deleted from iCloud?

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