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TenzinDorje Author

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Deleting photos on only one device

How do I delete photos on my iPhone, but have them remain on my iMac and cloud?

iPhone 6s, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 9:09 AM

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sergekills

Level 7

33,279 points

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 9:12 AM

No way to do so. iCloud is a sync tool, not a storage. Once you delete the photo from one device, it will be deleted everywhere.

If you disable iCloud Photos, then the device with the disabled options won't receive new ones.

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