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If I delete pictures or videos on my iPhone, will they be deleted also on iCloud?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 6, 2022 03:45 PM

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Kurtosis12

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Posted on Oct 6, 2022 04:02 PM

Yes, iCloud is a syncing service not storage. If you remove it from your phone, it will delete from the cloud as well.

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Kurtosis12

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Oct 6, 2022 04:02 PM in response to BESAdmin2020

Yes, iCloud is a syncing service not storage. If you remove it from your phone, it will delete from the cloud as well.

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BESAdmin2020 Author

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Oct 6, 2022 04:03 PM in response to Kurtosis12

Thank you.

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Kurtosis12

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Oct 6, 2022 07:26 PM in response to BESAdmin2020

You're welcome.

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