Does deleting photos off my iPhone delete them automatically off iCloud?

I've tried to research this, and can't find much on it. I'm about out of storage on my iPhone 13pro, I have plenty of iCloud space, and the photo are on there. If I delete them from my phone do I lose them on iCloud? If it does delete them, then how do I keep them from being deleted if this is possible?


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Shane


iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Jul 10, 2022 7:32 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2022 7:57 AM

Yes, if you use iCloud Photos deleting a photos from any device or iCloud, deletes it everywhere. You may wish to try optimizing your photos on device (Settings > Photos), which can reduce the library size significantly.

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