Photo upload to iCloud

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Photo upload to iCloud

I am unable to upload photos from iPhone to my iCloud account from either the iCloud app and the Safari .com address. I can select photos but do not see option to upload to iCloud. I’m using a 7+ with OS 14.3. Any help?

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 9:04 AM

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muguy

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Oct 25, 2021 9:07 AM in response to tomdlind1

Go to Settings > Photos and make sure iCloud photos is enabled.

You can check the status by opening photos

Open photos

Tap library

Scroll to the bottom

You'll see your item count and beneath that the current cloud status

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muguy

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Oct 25, 2021 9:16 AM in response to tomdlind1

Any photo on your device is also in the cloud. Any change made to a photo, will reflect everywhere. iCloud is primarily a syncing service, not offline storage. You can reduce the size of your library on device by selecting Settings > Photos > optimize photos

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tomdlind1 Author

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Oct 25, 2021 9:12 AM in response to muguy

I see that. Do photos on phone automatically upload to cloud when taken. I am trying to free up space on phone but keep photos on cloud. When I remove photos from phone they seem to delete from cloud also. I thought the cloud was to save photos indefinitely?

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