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How do I delete photos from my iPhone without deleting them from my iCloud account?

I am trying to delete photos off my iPhone to free up space, but if I delete them off my phone, they also delete off my iCloud photos? how do I prevent this?


iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Sep 26, 2022 2:07 AM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2022 2:11 AM

You don't, sorry.

If iCloud Photos is enabled, that's the expected behavior.

This procedure can help you:--> Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support.

When all your photos are safely stored on a computer, you can delete them (or some of them) from your iPhone (and they are automatically deleted from iCloud too).

Regards

Giulio


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Sep 26, 2022 2:11 AM in response to johnathane

You don't, sorry.

If iCloud Photos is enabled, that's the expected behavior.

This procedure can help you:--> Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support.

When all your photos are safely stored on a computer, you can delete them (or some of them) from your iPhone (and they are automatically deleted from iCloud too).

Regards

Giulio


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