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iPhone storage

Hi, i have a question about storage. What is happening if I push enable the photos in iPhone storage? I’ve already deleted photos from iCloud. If I push Enable, is the photos completely deleted from my iPhone?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 6:41 PM

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Posted on Nov 11, 2021 6:54 PM

See the 'How iCloud Photos works' section in this article:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

iCloud Photos keeps all your photos and videos in their original, high-resolution version. To save storage space on your device, you can turn on Optimize Storage. See the 'Make sure that you have enough storage' section in the same article above. For this to work, you may have to rent more iCloud storage:

Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support


All that being said, I'm not sure how you have "already deleted photos from iCloud" if you haven't previously enabled iCloud Photos.


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Nov 11, 2021 6:54 PM in response to Ria021

See the 'How iCloud Photos works' section in this article:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

iCloud Photos keeps all your photos and videos in their original, high-resolution version. To save storage space on your device, you can turn on Optimize Storage. See the 'Make sure that you have enough storage' section in the same article above. For this to work, you may have to rent more iCloud storage:

Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support


All that being said, I'm not sure how you have "already deleted photos from iCloud" if you haven't previously enabled iCloud Photos.


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