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If I backed up all my photos to iCloud, can I permanently delete them from my phone?

If I backed up all my photos to iCloud, can I permanently delete them from my phone?

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Sep 28, 2021 4:23 PM in response to devyn24

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Sep 28, 2021 3:06 PM in response to devyn24

Be very careful.

What exactly does “backed up all my photos to iCloud” mean? What were the precise steps you took?

And what does “permanently delete them” mean? Are you planning to never see these on the iPhone again?

Where exactly are your photos housed?

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Sep 28, 2021 3:13 PM in response to devyn24

If you remove a photo from your device; the photo will also be removed from your iCloud Photo Library.

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Sep 28, 2021 4:01 PM in response to devyn24

I’m just trying to get all of my photos off my phone & on my computer, they’re on my pc as “cloud storage” but I cannot get the photos into a folder on my pc

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