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What is the purpose of the iCloud if I can’t delete the photos I have on my phone to free up space? But when I delete a photo it just deleted it from the cloud too? What sense does it make for me to even be paying $2.99 a month for something pointless? Just seems like a way for Apple to make more money off of me

Posted on Jun 28, 2021 9:54 AM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2021 11:14 AM

You can use the Optimize Storage option in iCloud Photos to free up space.


iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.



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Jun 28, 2021 11:14 AM in response to aleisha291

You can use the Optimize Storage option in iCloud Photos to free up space.


iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.



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