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iCloud backup and Photos on iCloud

Hi! It's my first Iphone so a lot of things are new to me. My question concerns using iCloud in an optimal way. I paid for 50GB extra on iCloud to have all my photos there. They are still transfering (14% from yesterday) but I recognized that there is also Backup which takes up 16GB and it's mainly "Library of photos". Please find screenshots attached.

So my question is: are these photos duplicated? Is there any point in having Photos on iCloud if they are already in Backup?

Posted on Apr 25, 2019 6:58 AM

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Your photos will only be in one or the other, not both.


If iCloud Photo Library is enabled, your photos are NOT in any iCloud/iTunes backup.

Posted on Apr 25, 2019 8:54 AM

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iCloud backup and Photos on iCloud

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