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Why are photos deleting from my iCloud?

Why are photos deleting on iCloud Photos and all my devices yet I just want them to be deleted In the device and stay in the iCloud forever since I’m paying for storage ?

So what is the point of iCloud storage if I can’t keep pictures there


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iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 22, 2025 3:57 AM

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Jan 22, 2025 8:56 AM in response to neta1718

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. You can potentially reduce the storage space required on a device by turning on Optimize Storage. See the following Apple article for more information: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.




Why are photos deleting from my iCloud?

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