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Can I delete photos on my iPhone but keep it on iCloud ?

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 05:29 AM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2021 05:32 AM

No, as iCloud is a syncing service as opposed to a backup service, if you delete a file from the phone, it will also delete it from iCloud.

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Oct 5, 2021 05:32 AM in response to NgocDuc9802

No, as iCloud is a syncing service as opposed to a backup service, if you delete a file from the phone, it will also delete it from iCloud.

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