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How can I delete photos from my iPhone but not from iCloud?

My iPhone has too many photos. I want to delete thousands of them, but I want them to stay on iCloud.

How can I delete photos from my iPhone but not from iCloud?

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Posted on Jun 11, 2021 11:15 PM

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Posted on Jun 11, 2021 11:16 PM

If you delete Photos and Videos from the iPhone it is deleted from iCloud Photos too, and vice-versa. Alternatively, try uploading to iCloud Drive then you can delete from the iPhone.

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Jun 11, 2021 11:16 PM in response to AnneLinstatter

If you delete Photos and Videos from the iPhone it is deleted from iCloud Photos too, and vice-versa. Alternatively, try uploading to iCloud Drive then you can delete from the iPhone.

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