How to leave a photo in iCloud and delete it from the phone?

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When I delete a photo from the phone, it is deleted from iCloud. How to leave a photo in iCloud and delete from the phone?



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iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Feb 21, 2020 8:19 PM

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Posted on Feb 21, 2020 8:25 PM

That is the way iCloud Photos is designed to work. iCloud Photos is a syncing service that keeps all your photos organized on all your devices. It is not offline storage.


If you need to save space on your device, then see the "Save space on your device" section in:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


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Feb 21, 2020 8:25 PM in response to _Looooki

That is the way iCloud Photos is designed to work. iCloud Photos is a syncing service that keeps all your photos organized on all your devices. It is not offline storage.


If you need to save space on your device, then see the "Save space on your device" section in:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


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