Trying to limit iPhone photo storage need

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Trying to limit iPhone photo storage need

I carry around every photo I've ever taken on my phone library and am getting ready to buy a new phone but don't want to pay more money for the increased storage capacity I don't need. If I delete photos from my iPhone 'All Photos' album, will they also delete from my iMac Photo Library?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015), iOS 11.2.1

Posted on Dec 15, 2017 6:05 PM

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munkymajik

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Dec 15, 2017 6:12 PM in response to wilsonthomas45

If you delete them on your iPhone they will be delete from iCloud, and if you sync your iMac with iCloud they will be delete from your iMac too. It sounds like you do sync so that will happen automatically.

There is an option on the iPhone to only keep small versions of the photos on the device but it will still use full size in iCloud.

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