iCloud photos: Device storage
When i use iCloud to store my Photos it also uses up space on my device. Is it possible to only upload but not having ALL my photos to take up space on my device?
iPhone 7, iOS 15
When i use iCloud to store my Photos it also uses up space on my device. Is it possible to only upload but not having ALL my photos to take up space on my device?
iPhone 7, iOS 15
You can turn on the Optimize Storage option to reduce the space taken on a device but you cannot completely remove all storage used on the device.
See the information in the "Turn on Optimize Storage" section of 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.
You can turn on the Optimize Storage option to reduce the space taken on a device but you cannot completely remove all storage used on the device.
See the information in the "Turn on Optimize Storage" section of 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.
Your other option would be to remove the photos from the phone by uploading them to a computer: Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac or PC - Apple Support
Or use a 3rd party cloud option that allows you to delete the photos from the phone.
Ya, I know about the optimise storage function, but I only have 32gigabyte on my device and most of it goes to systemdata, iOS and a few apps. I’ve got 3gb of photos which I need to keep on the device, but now I’ve run out of space. If I backup my photos with iPhoto, it starts to sync and begin making optimised “copies” on the device, which only makes the problem even worse😩
Thanks a lot foxFifth. Ill try and figure something out👍
iCloud photos: Device storage