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Q: So if I delete a photo from my photo stream on my iPhone, will it be deleted off my computer too when I connect my phone to my computer?

I'm just confused, so if I delete a photo off my photo stream on my iPhone will it be deleted on my computer the next time I connect the two together? Or will it still be on my computer

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 10, 2013 7:42 PM

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Apr 10, 2013 8:23 PM in response to Laxxer6
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    Apr 10, 2013 8:23 PM in response to Laxxer6

    If your computer is signed into your iCloud account with photo stream enabled, it will.  Deleting a photo stream photo on any of your devices will delete it from photo stream an your other devices that are syncing with your iCloud account with photo stream enabled.

     

    However if when you say "the next time I connect the two together" you are talking about connecting your phone to your computer with your usb cable, then no.  When you connect your phone with your usb cable you are only importing camera roll photos, not photo stream photos.  Thus, nothing you do with your photo stream photos will have any effect on this.

  • by CMJ40,

    CMJ40 CMJ40 Aug 27, 2016 10:57 PM in response to randers4
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    Aug 27, 2016 10:57 PM in response to randers4

    Is there way I can delete photos off my phone to make space but they stay on my computer?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 28, 2016 10:13 AM in response to CMJ40
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    Aug 28, 2016 10:13 AM in response to CMJ40

    You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. A new post would be much more visible. You can link to this one.

     

    Are you syncing photos using iCloud? Hook your phone to your computer using a USB cord, then open Photos/iPhotos or Image Capture and download the pictures to the computer. Once that is done, go Settings/iCloud and turn off iCloud Library. You should now be able to delete the photos from the phone.