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If I delete my photos app all my photos be deleted in the cloud?

If I delete my photos app all my photos be deleted in the cloud?

Posted on Jan 3, 2022 12:46 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2022 1:28 PM

The Photos app is not one of the built-in apps that can be deleted on an iPhone; it can be removed from the home screen but it cannot be deleted. Also see: Delete built-in Apple apps on your iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS device or Apple Watch - Apple Support


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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.


If you want to turn off iCloud Photos on a device, see the information in: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204570


Another way that photos may be on iCloud (if you don’t have iCloud Photos turned on) is via a backup of an iOS device. The only thing you can do with a backup is use it to restore a device or set up a new device. The contents of backups are not viewable at iCloud.com and if you delete a photo from a device it will not be included in future backups and will be lost.

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Jan 3, 2022 1:28 PM in response to ericfromcameron park

The Photos app is not one of the built-in apps that can be deleted on an iPhone; it can be removed from the home screen but it cannot be deleted. Also see: Delete built-in Apple apps on your iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS device or Apple Watch - Apple Support


Also:

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.


If you want to turn off iCloud Photos on a device, see the information in: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204570


Another way that photos may be on iCloud (if you don’t have iCloud Photos turned on) is via a backup of an iOS device. The only thing you can do with a backup is use it to restore a device or set up a new device. The contents of backups are not viewable at iCloud.com and if you delete a photo from a device it will not be included in future backups and will be lost.

If I delete my photos app all my photos be deleted in the cloud?

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