Moving photo to album

After you have move a photo from the photo library and transferred it to an album, can you remove it from the library and only access it from the album? If so how? This is in regards to my IPhone 11 and iPad pro

iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jul 12, 2023 2:58 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2023 12:12 PM

Hi Marguarita,


Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.


We're glad you reached out asking this question before deleting any photos.


When you use the photo albums, it's not duplicating photos on your devices. It's just a way to help you organize and find the photos you want to view easier. So if you deleted the photo from the photo library, it would also delete it from the album.


You can learn more about Use photo albums in Photos on iPad - Apple Support by clicking this link.


Let us know if you have further questions.



Take care!

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Jul 13, 2023 12:12 PM in response to Marguarita

Hi Marguarita,


Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.


We're glad you reached out asking this question before deleting any photos.


When you use the photo albums, it's not duplicating photos on your devices. It's just a way to help you organize and find the photos you want to view easier. So if you deleted the photo from the photo library, it would also delete it from the album.


You can learn more about Use photo albums in Photos on iPad - Apple Support by clicking this link.


Let us know if you have further questions.



Take care!

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