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I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 1:30 PM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2021 1:35 PM

No, iCloud is a syncing service, not an archiving service, so anything in iCloud will be replicated on your phone.


There is one partial exception: If you sync photos to iCloud you can enable photo optimization on your phone, which will save lower resolution images on the phone, but still keep the original resolution in iCloud.

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Jan 29, 2021 1:35 PM in response to 13hh11

No, iCloud is a syncing service, not an archiving service, so anything in iCloud will be replicated on your phone.


There is one partial exception: If you sync photos to iCloud you can enable photo optimization on your phone, which will save lower resolution images on the phone, but still keep the original resolution in iCloud.

I have available iCloud storage space but out of iPhone storage, can I move things to iCloud from iPhone storage?

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