icloud storage

I want to turn on iCloud storage for my photos, a message pops on on my phone that says " syncing photos via Finder is not supported when Iclould photos is turned on" " 5000 photos will be removed" What??? Frozen in indecision...

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 10:52 AM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2021 12:00 PM

Those are photos that were synced to your iPhone from a computer.

They should still be on your computer and can be added back to the phone from the computer.

See the information in Get help with iCloud Photos - Apple Support in the section that begins with:

Any photos or videos you copy to your device through iTunes are not copied in iCloud Photos. To add your original, full resolution versions, follow these steps:


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Jun 1, 2021 12:00 PM in response to Animagus

Those are photos that were synced to your iPhone from a computer.

They should still be on your computer and can be added back to the phone from the computer.

See the information in Get help with iCloud Photos - Apple Support in the section that begins with:

Any photos or videos you copy to your device through iTunes are not copied in iCloud Photos. To add your original, full resolution versions, follow these steps:


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