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Lost of info deleted on one device lost on all other devices

Another question I have to ask is that, why do I loose anything, video or photo that I deleted from a particular device, say my iPhone from all the other apple devices including iCloud that I have? Is that not the reason why We buy iCloud storage for?

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 10:01 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2021 11:18 AM

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: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264


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.


An upgraded iCloud storage plan may be needed if you have more than 5GB of photos to be synced or if you need more storage for iCloud Backups or if you have data from multiple devices or for other reasons.

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Sep 27, 2021 11:18 AM in response to kwame180

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: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264


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.


An upgraded iCloud storage plan may be needed if you have more than 5GB of photos to be synced or if you need more storage for iCloud Backups or if you have data from multiple devices or for other reasons.

Sep 27, 2021 11:42 AM in response to kwame180

kwame180 wrote:

I think that Apple should offer that option since the extra storage space is for sale, We should be able to store and also be able to delete an info from one device and still be able to have stored on the iCloud

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