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I downloaded the majority of my photos from my phone to a thumb drive, then deleted the photos from my iPhone. I backed up the iPhone and my iCloud storage is still almost full. Do I need to physically delete the photos from my iPad or will they delete automatically when I back up the iPad?
Will this process clear out the excess storage usage on iCloud?
Thank you for any information. Obviously I am confused.
iPhone SE, iOS 12
Hi there, liamsaunt!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! That’s a great question you have about deleting photos from iCloud to save space. Since you have downloaded the photos from iCloud and have the photos backed up, you’ll want to follow these steps for iCloud: Delete photos and videos to save storage on iCloud. This will allow you to properly remove the photos and free up storage.
Also, check out this article for additional steps to Manage your iCloud storage and free up space on iCloud.
Thanks again for the question and take care!
Hi there, liamsaunt!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! That’s a great question you have about deleting photos from iCloud to save space. Since you have downloaded the photos from iCloud and have the photos backed up, you’ll want to follow these steps for iCloud: Delete photos and videos to save storage on iCloud. This will allow you to properly remove the photos and free up storage.
Also, check out this article for additional steps to Manage your iCloud storage and free up space on iCloud.
Thanks again for the question and take care!
Thank you so much. It is a clear and concise answer. I so appreciate all that you and others do for us at Apple Support. When I am stumped I know you can always explain my way out of the fog. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
iCloud Backup and Deleted Photos
