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User profile for user: karid13
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iPhone storage full of photos, offload to iCloud storage?

I have tons of space in iCloud, but my phone is full and says I have 10gb of photos/videos. Is there a way to "delete" photos from my actual phone storage but keep them in iCloud?

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 1:56 PM

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User profile for user: rom.ph
rom.ph
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Jul 1, 2022 2:36 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Lawrence Finch wrote:

No, iCloud is a syncing service, not an archiving service. However, you can sync your photos to iCloud, then enable Optimize Storage on your iPhone and it will compress the photos on your phone to about 1/4 size, reducing their resolution, but still keep the full resolution images in iCloud.

IN addition to this, when you select the compressed photo to view it on your phone AND you are connected to the internet, it will download the FULL resolution photo for you to enjoy. :)

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iPhone storage full of photos, offload to iCloud storage?

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