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can i delete photos off my i phone and have them just in icloud?

I dont need all 6000 photos on my iphone. I want to keep photos but have them just in icloud and down load to phone 1 at a time when needed. If i delete photos off iphone it deletes them automatically off of icloud and using backup saves all and restores all.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 6:52 AM

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Sep 19, 2023 6:58 AM in response to Mountain_Adventure

If you are using iCloud Photos, you can not delete photos on your device, without removing them in iCloud Photos as well. iCloud Photos keeps your photos in sync on all devices and is not meant as a backup option.

Saving all photos you don't need to an external drive or your computer would be the way to do that.

Have a look at this related article:

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


After that you can delete the photos you don't want on your iPhone, which will also remove them from iCloud Photos, and you will still have access to your photos on the computer or external drive, if you need those photos.

can i delete photos off my i phone and have them just in icloud?

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