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can photos be deleted from iphone if they are saved on iclou

Can photos be deleted from my iPhone if they are saved on iCloud?

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 11:33 AM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 11:55 AM

The short answer, yes.


If iCloud Photo is turned on, on your iPhone, then your photos sync automatically with iCloud. If you have a photo on your iPhone and you delete it, then the syncing starts and the photo will also be removed from iCloud.


If you have deleted an image, you can restore it in the Recently Deleted folder.

If it is deleted from that folder as well, then the image is lost.


You can read more about iCloud Photo here:

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

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Feb 11, 2022 11:55 AM in response to joelfromnepean

The short answer, yes.


If iCloud Photo is turned on, on your iPhone, then your photos sync automatically with iCloud. If you have a photo on your iPhone and you delete it, then the syncing starts and the photo will also be removed from iCloud.


If you have deleted an image, you can restore it in the Recently Deleted folder.

If it is deleted from that folder as well, then the image is lost.


You can read more about iCloud Photo here:

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

can photos be deleted from iphone if they are saved on iclou

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