How can I backup photos from my phone to my iCloud ID and delete them off my phone without it deleting off iCloud too? I did this yesterday as I thought the pictures were backed up (as it said “updated just now” under my most recent pics in gallery) but all the pictures have deleted off my iCloud / other devices too.
iPhone 11, iOS 15
iCloud is not a safe place for storing photos or any other important data. It is primarily a synching service. If you delete something off one device, it will be deleted from all other devices sharing the iCloud account. It is much safer to save important photos and data to your computer or an external drive. See this link...
Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC - Apple Support
iCloud is not a safe place for storing photos or any other important data. It is primarily a synching service. If you delete something off one device, it will be deleted from all other devices sharing the iCloud account. It is much safer to save important photos and data to your computer or an external drive. See this link...
Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC - Apple Support
Backing up Data
