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Why are my photos taking up space on storage And not icloud photos


Why are my photos taking up space on storage and not icloud


iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Aug 11, 2020 5:51 PM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2020 7:08 PM

Because that's how iCloud works and was designed - it stores your data in the cloud whilst also storing a smaller footprint of the data on the device which is why it's recommended to utilize the 'Optimize Phone Storage' feature in settings.

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Why are my photos taking up space on storage And not icloud photos

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