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Once you’ve created an album in photos and moved a picture into it can that photo be then be deleted from All Photos?

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 5:52 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2020 8:02 PM

lisle256 wrote:

Once you’ve created an album in photos and moved a picture into it can that photo be then be deleted from All Photos?

Yes, but you shouldn't.


Shared albums create a downsized version of your photo and copy it to storage space hosted by Apple. If anything happens to the shared album you have no backup.

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Jul 6, 2020 8:02 PM in response to OrangeSun

lisle256 wrote:

Once you’ve created an album in photos and moved a picture into it can that photo be then be deleted from All Photos?

Yes, but you shouldn't.


Shared albums create a downsized version of your photo and copy it to storage space hosted by Apple. If anything happens to the shared album you have no backup.

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