why do my pictures delete from the iCloud when I delete them from my phone? I want to keep them in the cloud but I want to free space up on my phone.
How can I delete pics off my phone but keep them in my online cloud??
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iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. 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.