Switching iCloud photo library back on again

I switched iCloud Photo Library off on my iPhone to delete my pics as I justed wanted them on my iPad. If I switch iCloud Photo Library back on will it just re sync with my iPad and put all the deleted pics back on my phone?

iPhone 4S

Posted on Mar 24, 2018 4:09 PM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2018 12:58 AM

If the deleted pictures are in your iCloud Photo Library, turning it back on will download them back onto your iPhone. The purpose of iCloud Photo Library is to make sure that all of your devices have access to the same photos and videos. If that's not what you want, then iCloud Photo Library is the wrong tool for you.


If storage on the iPhone is your concern, you should consider using the "Optimize iPhone Storage" option of iCloud Photo Library. You will still see all of the photos, ** they should take less total storage.

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Mar 25, 2018 12:58 AM in response to kathfrombuckley

If the deleted pictures are in your iCloud Photo Library, turning it back on will download them back onto your iPhone. The purpose of iCloud Photo Library is to make sure that all of your devices have access to the same photos and videos. If that's not what you want, then iCloud Photo Library is the wrong tool for you.


If storage on the iPhone is your concern, you should consider using the "Optimize iPhone Storage" option of iCloud Photo Library. You will still see all of the photos, ** they should take less total storage.

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