Will deleting photos on iPad also delete them from iPhone?

Hi I get the available storage capacity when storage is full ,to make room if I delete my photos on iPad are the lost forever ?TIA


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Original Title: I pad storage I get the available storage Figure but If I delete my photos for instance will they be deleted on say my iphone



iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15

Posted on Aug 7, 2025 07:37 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2025 07:57 AM

Deleting is deleting.


If iCloud Photos is enabled, adding or removing photos will add or remove those photos everywhere.


Once the deleted photos are no longer in Recently Deleted album, the photos are permanently and irrevocably gone.


The local storage is not all photos either, it’s a cache of a subset: Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support


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Aug 7, 2025 07:57 AM in response to theberries

Deleting is deleting.


If iCloud Photos is enabled, adding or removing photos will add or remove those photos everywhere.


Once the deleted photos are no longer in Recently Deleted album, the photos are permanently and irrevocably gone.


The local storage is not all photos either, it’s a cache of a subset: Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support


Will deleting photos on iPad also delete them from iPhone?

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