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How do I save photos on I cloud but erase on iPhone storage to free up space

How do I free up space on my I phone storage. I have I cloud . When I erase pics from my photos on my phone it erases it from I cloud as well.

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 9:56 AM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2020 11:50 AM

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


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.


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.



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Aug 23, 2020 11:50 AM in response to Chadlaughlin32

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


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.


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.



How do I save photos on I cloud but erase on iPhone storage to free up space

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