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iCloud/device/delete

If you back up your photos to iCloud, then delete them from your device, does it delete them from icloud also??

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 6:51 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2020 7:55 PM

Tinkerbell45 wrote:

If you back up your photos to iCloud, then delete them from your device, does it delete them from icloud also??

Using iCloud Phots, yes.


iCloud Photos is a syncing service, not off device storage.

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