IPhone 16 photo editing saving original

when you edit an image, say cropping it, how do you save both the original full size image, as well as the cropped version?

iPhone 16 Plus

Posted on Jan 10, 2025 2:34 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2025 4:06 PM

There are two ways to answer this query. One is that Photos never touches the original fie, all its edits are stored as instructions for displaying the image. So if you crop or otherwise edit an image you can easily revert to the Original. Simply click on the three dots at the top right hand side of the Photos window and you'll see that command there. (Note the command is only visible if you're showing an image that has been edited.


If you want to see both the original and the cropped version then duplicate the image first, and then crop the copy. The Duplicate command is at the same location.

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Jan 10, 2025 4:06 PM in response to Picturetaker2025

There are two ways to answer this query. One is that Photos never touches the original fie, all its edits are stored as instructions for displaying the image. So if you crop or otherwise edit an image you can easily revert to the Original. Simply click on the three dots at the top right hand side of the Photos window and you'll see that command there. (Note the command is only visible if you're showing an image that has been edited.


If you want to see both the original and the cropped version then duplicate the image first, and then crop the copy. The Duplicate command is at the same location.

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