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how do i upload my photos in my icloud woth family subscription

how do i upload my photos to icloud with family sharing my icloud

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 16, 2022 9:35 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2022 9:40 AM

See the following Apple Support article for information on sharing iCloud storage: Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support


After you are sharing storage, you continue to use iCloud as usual. The only thing that changes is the amount of storage available and the billing. You continue to use your own Apple ID.


To turn on iCloud Photos, see information in Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Be aware that 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.


Another way that photos may be on iCloud (if you don’t have iCloud Photos turned on) is via a backup of an iOS device. The only thing you can do with a backup is use it to restore a device or set up a new device. The contents of backups are not viewable at iCloud.com and if you delete a photo from a device it will not be included in future backups and will be lost.



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Dec 16, 2022 9:40 AM in response to mary_dlanuzga

See the following Apple Support article for information on sharing iCloud storage: Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support


After you are sharing storage, you continue to use iCloud as usual. The only thing that changes is the amount of storage available and the billing. You continue to use your own Apple ID.


To turn on iCloud Photos, see information in Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


Be aware that 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.


Another way that photos may be on iCloud (if you don’t have iCloud Photos turned on) is via a backup of an iOS device. The only thing you can do with a backup is use it to restore a device or set up a new device. The contents of backups are not viewable at iCloud.com and if you delete a photo from a device it will not be included in future backups and will be lost.



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