Can I delete photos from my library but still keep them in an album?

Can I delete photos from my library but still keep them in an album?


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Posted on Jan 2, 2021 11:10 AM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2021 11:17 AM

No, that is not possible. The standard albums are not storing photos. They are only referencing them in the library. If you delete a photo from the library , it will be removed from all albums that are using the photo. the only exception are shared albums. Photos in Shared albums are keeping their own copies, but the photos shared albums are in a lesser quality and some metadata will be stripped.


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Jan 2, 2021 11:17 AM in response to barbdms

No, that is not possible. The standard albums are not storing photos. They are only referencing them in the library. If you delete a photo from the library , it will be removed from all albums that are using the photo. the only exception are shared albums. Photos in Shared albums are keeping their own copies, but the photos shared albums are in a lesser quality and some metadata will be stripped.


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