How do I get iCloud to stop uploading all my photos and videos. When I turn if off on my phone I get this message, "This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos..."

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How do I get iCloud to stop uploading all my photos and videos. When I turn if off on my phone I get this message, "This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos..."

How do I get iCloud to stop uploading all my photos and videos. When I go into 'Settings' turn it off on my phone I get this message, "This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos. If you continue, the low-resolution versions of these photos and videos will be removed - Remove from iPhone".

I don't want to download them, I already have them on my desktop and the ones I have on my iPhone I want to keep...I don't want them removed, I take a lot of photos for my job so I do not want to fill up iCloud with them.

This seems like a ploy to make us keep paying for more storage. I would appreciate your assistance.

Posted on Jul 11, 2022 2:11 PM

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muguy

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Jul 11, 2022 2:19 PM in response to Susanne Arens

Ploy? No. If you wish to sync your photos in iCloud, you'll want to ensure that you have enough space in the cloud. If you do not wish to sync your photos, turn off the option (Settings > Photos). Be sure that you also turn off optimize photos otherwise the full-resolution versions are kept in the cloud and lower ones on your device.

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Jul 11, 2022 2:21 PM in response to muguy

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I believe you misunderstood my question.

How do I get iCloud to stop uploading all my photos and videos. When I go into 'Settings' turn it off on my phone I get this message, "This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos. If you continue, the low-resolution versions of these photos and videos will be removed - Remove from iPhone".

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Jul 11, 2022 3:13 PM in response to muguy

Thank you again, but you're not addressing my question.

I am getting this message when I turn off iCloud from uploading my photos and videos from my iPhone.

"This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos. If you continue, the low-resolution versions of these photos and videos will be removed - Remove from iPhone".

I don't want to download them, I already have them on my desktop and the ones I have on my iPhone I want to keep...I don't want them removed, I take a lot of photos for my job so I do not want to fill up iCloud with them.

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muguy

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Jul 11, 2022 2:55 PM in response to Susanne Arens

Correct. Turn it off it settings. Anything not synced will be removed. If you turn off optimize, then full versions will be downloaded to your device; it may take some time.

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How do I get iCloud to stop uploading all my photos and videos. When I turn if off on my phone I get this message, "This iPhone was not able to download full resolution photos and videos..."

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