ICloud won't sync without forcing me to upgrade when I've deleted over 25,000 photos, please help.

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ICloud won't sync without forcing me to upgrade when I've deleted over 25,000 photos, please help.

My I Cloud will not sync because it says my data is full so I deleted over 25,000 photos but it did not sync with my icloud and now it's telling me I must upgrade my data for it to sync even though it is not full but the service won't work. I do not want to pay 10 dollars for the service I already pay for to sync properly, please help. I also do not want to lose the new 4,000 photos I have added since then but forcing me to redelete 25,000 photos is just ridiculous.

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 6:12 PM

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muguy

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Jul 18, 2023 6:23 PM in response to karisa141

If your device is full you'll need to delete data, apps, photos, or videos to gain enough space for iCloud to work properly. Keep in mind that if you use iCloud Photos and delete photos on your device they will also be deleted in the cloud.

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TheLittles

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Jul 18, 2023 6:46 PM in response to karisa141

karisa141 Said:

"ICloud won't sync without forcing me to upgrade when I've deleted over 25,000 photos, please help."

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