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Saving notes on iCloud only

Hello All, first timer here!

need help please with how to keep coy of notes on iCloud but delete a lot off my phone???? Thnx

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 2:56 PM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2023 3:17 PM

InitaNialedge wrote:

Hello All, first timer here!
need help please with how to keep coy of notes on iCloud but delete a lot off my phone???? Thnx

Sorry doesn't work that way if you're syncing them to icloud. If you delete from phone it deletes from icloud and vice versa.

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May 20, 2024 4:40 AM in response to InitaNialedge

Makes absolutely no sense. You can store your pictures and videos, documents and backups of third party apps and their data. But Notes mandates a local place on your phone or iPad. I don’t get it. It’s my most used app storage wise and it doesn’t have to be. At least the option to store locally a certain amount or certain timeline of notes, backing up the rest in iCloud

Saving notes on iCloud only

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