Do I need iPhone storage to do a backup if I have iCloud storage?

Do I need iPhone storage to do a backup if I have iCloud storage? Because I didn’t have storage on my phone so I bought iCloud storage to pass the photos to iCloud but I can’t do it because there’s no storage on iPhone

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iPhone 13

Posted on Jul 10, 2023 12:24 PM

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2 replies

Jul 10, 2023 1:14 PM in response to Sofiaanobree

You can sync your photos to iCloud but they will still exist on your phone. Deleting them from your phone will delete them from iCloud. You can save space by turning on "Optimize iPhone Storage".

See here:

Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support

muguy

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Jul 10, 2023 1:08 PM in response to Sofiaanobree

Yes. You'll need free space on your device for it to function properly

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