Q: iphone is threatening to delete my photos, why?

In my iPhone 6 plus iOS 9.2.1 my iCloud Photo Library is giving me the message "iCloud Photo Library will be deleted from iCloud in 13 days. Choose download and keep originals below to download a complete copy of you photos and videos."

Why? I have 923 GB storage available.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Jan 31, 2016 8:05 AM

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by FoxFifth,

FoxFifth Jan 31, 2016 9:45 AM in response to kristinefromogden
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Jan 31, 2016 9:45 AM in response to kristinefromogden

Do you still have Settings > iCloud > Photos > iCloud Photo Library turned on in your phone or other device?
See the last section ("How do I remove ...") of the following for one possible explanation: Get help with your iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support
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LACAllen Jan 31, 2016 9:47 AM in response to kristinefromogden
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Jan 31, 2016 9:47 AM in response to kristinefromogden

Is that the exact error message?
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kristinefromogden Jan 31, 2016 10:22 AM in response to LACAllen
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Jan 31, 2016 10:22 AM in response to LACAllen

Yes, that is the exact message. It has been counting down since 30 days.
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kristinefromogden Jan 31, 2016 10:24 AM in response to FoxFifth
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Jan 31, 2016 10:24 AM in response to FoxFifth

I have 23,000 photos. I am going to try and move the older ones to a Seagate drive and completely remove them from my iCloud and see if that elevates the issue.
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by LACAllen,

LACAllen Jan 31, 2016 3:33 PM in response to kristinefromogden
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Jan 31, 2016 3:33 PM in response to kristinefromogden

Based on the message, it sounds like you did this... which wouldn't have been by accident. Did you mean to remove all content?
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