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Is there a way to manually upload individual photos to my iCloud and then delete them from my device without deleting them from iCloud?

Is there a way to manually upload individual photos to my iCloud and then delete them from my device without deleting them from iCloud?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 15

Posted on May 7, 2022 1:22 PM

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Posted on May 7, 2022 1:43 PM

No. 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: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


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.



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May 7, 2022 1:43 PM in response to Mightdontmakeit

No. 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: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


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.



Is there a way to manually upload individual photos to my iCloud and then delete them from my device without deleting them from iCloud?

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