Attachments and cleaning up storage

Are attachments extra copies of photos that I have in icloud? I am thinking these are photos/website urls etc someone texted me. If I haven't downloaded those one specifically, I need to first save them to my phone before deleting them? or are they already backed up in the cloud if I have cloud backup turned on?

I want to clean up storage space as I'm going on a trip and will be taking lots of pictures.


iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 7, 2022 12:20 PM

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Jun 7, 2022 12:41 PM in response to Allisivy

What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support


iCloud backup doesn’t include information that is synced and stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail*, Notes, Voice MemosMessages*, shared photosiCloud Photos*, Health data*, call history*, and files* you store in iCloud Drive.


*-If you had turned on Messages in iCloudiCloud Photos, Mail, Health data, call history under iCloud, and files you store in iCloud Drive your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID

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