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How do I keep my photos on iCloud.com and erase them off my Mac air laptop, iPad and iPhone? Each time I delete something it comes off the iCloud too.

How can I keep my 2700 pictures on iCloud, but remove them from my iPhone, Mac air, and iPad?


iPhone 7

Posted on Aug 12, 2022 10:01 PM

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Posted on Aug 13, 2022 8:44 AM

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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Aug 13, 2022 8:44 AM in response to Photokeeper

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.



How do I keep my photos on iCloud.com and erase them off my Mac air laptop, iPad and iPhone? Each time I delete something it comes off the iCloud too.

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