iCloud photos: Device storage

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iCloud photos: Device storage

When i use iCloud to store my Photos it also uses up space on my device. Is it possible to only upload but not having ALL my photos to take up space on my device?

iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 20, 2023 9:39 AM

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FoxFifth

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Oct 20, 2023 9:46 AM in response to Mogalike

You can turn on the Optimize Storage option to reduce the space taken on a device but you cannot completely remove all storage used on the device.

See the information in the "Turn on Optimize Storage" section of Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Apple does not currently offer cloud-only storage for photos. If that is what you want or need, you may want to explore 3rd party options such as Google Photos or Dropbox.

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Oct 20, 2023 11:01 AM in response to Mogalike

Your other option would be to remove the photos from the phone by uploading them to a computer: Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac or PC - Apple Support

Or use a 3rd party cloud option that allows you to delete the photos from the phone.

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Oct 20, 2023 10:26 AM in response to Mogalike

Ya, I know about the optimise storage function, but I only have 32gigabyte on my device and most of it goes to systemdata, iOS and a few apps. I’ve got 3gb of photos which I need to keep on the device, but now I’ve run out of space. If I backup my photos with iPhoto, it starts to sync and begin making optimised “copies” on the device, which only makes the problem even worse😩

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Mogalike Author

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Oct 20, 2023 3:46 PM in response to FoxFifth

Thanks a lot foxFifth. Ill try and figure something out👍

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