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David_1 Author

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iPhone Photos and iCloud iOS 13

Hello Friends,

Hope someone out there knows a bit about this topic. This scenario is based on my NOT having access to iTunes.

As much as I love my iOS devices, photos and iCloud syncing I am puzzled by.

If I have photos on my iPhone and sync to the iCloud, they are stored there and safe.

If I delete a photo from my iPhone, it will also be deleted from the iCloud. Fair enough...!

If I wish to delete 2 photos from my iPhone BUT retain them in the iCloud so they are not gone forever, I would first have to turn off my iCloud syncing on my iPhone, then delete the 2 photos.

Correct..?

Other than purchasing an iOS friendly storage (FLASH) drive, is this the only way I can reduce the amount of space my photos consume on my iPhone WITHOUT losing them (forever) on iCloud?

Thank you for your thoughts / idea’s. Much appreciated.

Posted on Nov 28, 2019 8:37 AM

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FoxFifth

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Posted on Nov 28, 2019 8:46 AM

You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264

Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.

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