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I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 1:30 PM

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No, iCloud is a syncing service, not an archiving service, so anything in iCloud will be replicated on your phone.


There is one partial exception: If you sync photos to iCloud you can enable photo optimization on your phone, which will save lower resolution images on the phone, but still keep the original resolution in iCloud.

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 1:35 PM

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Jan 29, 2021 1:35 PM in response to 13hh11

No, iCloud is a syncing service, not an archiving service, so anything in iCloud will be replicated on your phone.


There is one partial exception: If you sync photos to iCloud you can enable photo optimization on your phone, which will save lower resolution images on the phone, but still keep the original resolution in iCloud.

I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

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