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Why my pics are deleted from iCloud when I deleted those on my phone?


I want just transfer all pics to iCloud and get free space on my phone. Just not working. When downloaded pics back from deletes (icloud.com) , also came back to my phone.


What to do?

Posted on Apr 19, 2021 7:39 AM

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iCloud Photos is not a backup service. It is designed to sync your photos between all your devices. Edits made on any device (including deletes) are made on all your devices (including iCloud). You cannot simply "transfer" photos from your device to iCloud to free up space on your device. However, you can enable the Optimize nStorage option on your iPhone which will greatly

reduce the storage space . For more info, see the 'If you need more device storage' section in:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Also see:

Get help with iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Posted on Apr 19, 2021 10:01 AM

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Apr 19, 2021 9:57 AM in response to onlyproblems

Well... Stop deleting pictures you want to keep.


iCloud synchronizes your photos across all of your devices.


If you delete the photo on one device, that photo will delete everywhere.


If you’ve worked with two or more clients sharing a mail account, it works the same—delete a mail message in the server from one client, and it’ll delete everywhere.


Per Apple: How iCloud Photos works

iCloud Photos automatically keeps every photo and video you take in iCloud, so you can access your library from any device, anytime you want. Any changes you make to your collection on one device change on your other devices too. 


Click on the following links to find more info:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support

Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support

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Apr 19, 2021 10:01 AM in response to onlyproblems

iCloud Photos is not a backup service. It is designed to sync your photos between all your devices. Edits made on any device (including deletes) are made on all your devices (including iCloud). You cannot simply "transfer" photos from your device to iCloud to free up space on your device. However, you can enable the Optimize nStorage option on your iPhone which will greatly

reduce the storage space . For more info, see the 'If you need more device storage' section in:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Also see:

Get help with iCloud Photos - Apple Support


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