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If I delete a photo from the iCloud storage, will it be deleted from my iPhone?

If I delete a photo from the iCloud storage, will it be deleted from my iPhone?

Posted on Aug 31, 2019 2:59 PM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2019 3:12 PM

iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. Also, if you delete it from iCloud it will also be deleted from all of the devices. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264




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Aug 31, 2019 3:12 PM in response to marcela104

iCloud Photos is a syncing service. Any photo you delete from a device where iCloud Photos is turned on will also be deleted from iCloud and from any other device connected to iCloud Photos. Also, if you delete it from iCloud it will also be deleted from all of the devices. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264




If I delete a photo from the iCloud storage, will it be deleted from my iPhone?

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