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HOW TO DELETE PICTURES FROM ICLOUD BUT STILL KEEP THEM ON YOUR IPHONE

HOW TO DELETE PICTURES FROM ICLOUD BUT STILL KEEP THEM ON MY IPHONE


HOW TO DELETE BACKUP AND STILL KEEP MY DATA ON PHONE

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 8, 2021 2:25 AM

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Hello there, ARCHISON!


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you need to delete photos from iCloud without removing them from your iPhone and delete backups without removing data from your device.


First, in regards to deleting photos from iCloud, it's important to keep in mind that iCloud Photos is a syncing service that allows you to see your photos on all devices signed in to the same Apple ID. It is not designed or meant to be used as an off-device storage solution. So removing photos from iCloud will remove them from all devices. If you would like to stop syncing your photos across your devices, you can turn off iCloud Photos on all devices, then go to www.icloud.com and delete photos you no longer want to sync to iCloud.


Second, when you delete a backup on iCloud, the data on your iPhone will not be removed, only the backup. Then a new backup will be created when you backup to iCloud either automatically or manually. You can find more information in this article to View and manage iCloud device backups.


If you are needing to clear up storage space on iCloud, we recommend following the steps in this article to Manage your iCloud storage. This will allow you to free up storage safely without loss of important data.


Cheers!

Posted on Dec 9, 2021 6:32 AM

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Dec 9, 2021 6:32 AM in response to ARCHISON

Hello there, ARCHISON!


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you need to delete photos from iCloud without removing them from your iPhone and delete backups without removing data from your device.


First, in regards to deleting photos from iCloud, it's important to keep in mind that iCloud Photos is a syncing service that allows you to see your photos on all devices signed in to the same Apple ID. It is not designed or meant to be used as an off-device storage solution. So removing photos from iCloud will remove them from all devices. If you would like to stop syncing your photos across your devices, you can turn off iCloud Photos on all devices, then go to www.icloud.com and delete photos you no longer want to sync to iCloud.


Second, when you delete a backup on iCloud, the data on your iPhone will not be removed, only the backup. Then a new backup will be created when you backup to iCloud either automatically or manually. You can find more information in this article to View and manage iCloud device backups.


If you are needing to clear up storage space on iCloud, we recommend following the steps in this article to Manage your iCloud storage. This will allow you to free up storage safely without loss of important data.


Cheers!

HOW TO DELETE PICTURES FROM ICLOUD BUT STILL KEEP THEM ON YOUR IPHONE

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