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Hi,
if I have uploaded my photos on iCloud Drive via files app
• does that mean I can delete those photos from my phone now?
• will this help me empty my iPhone space? (Not optimize)
• why is iCloud Drive taking up so much of my iPhone storage? Isn’t it suppose to help me clear my iPhone storage?
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 14
Hi there WJ-apple,
Thanks for joining us in Apple Support Communities! We understand you're asking if you can delete photos from your iPhone after saving them to iCloud Drive in order to make more device storage available on your iPhone. We're glad you're here, and we can provide some guidance.
To start, it looks like you have a considerable amount of iCloud storage available. Rather than using iCloud Drive to store your photos, we'd suggest setting up and using iCloud Photos with the Optimize iPhone Storage feature turned on. Have a look at these support articles to learn more:
Manage your photo and video storage
We hope this information is helpful. Don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any more questions.
Cheers.
I don’t want to keep the photos in my phone anymore, I only want them to stay in iCloud. Is iCloud Drive the better option for this?
should I copy all my photos to iCloud Drive via files app and then empty my phone?
Am I doing this right?
iCloud Drive
