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Text messages on icloud

I backed up text messages on icloud. My icloud is full and I want to delete the text messages that were backed up. If I do this, will it delete the text messages on my phone as well? I want to keep them on my phone, but delete them on icloud.

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 8:13 AM

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Posted on Jul 15, 2021 8:31 AM

MJS8132 wrote:

I backed up text messages on icloud. My icloud is full and I want to delete the text messages that were backed up. If I do this, will it delete the text messages on my phone as well? I want to keep them on my phone, but delete them on icloud.

If you sync them to icloud - if you delete from one it will delete from the other.

if you back up to icloud - it backs up the data that is currently on your device.

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Jul 15, 2021 8:31 AM in response to MJS8132

MJS8132 wrote:

I backed up text messages on icloud. My icloud is full and I want to delete the text messages that were backed up. If I do this, will it delete the text messages on my phone as well? I want to keep them on my phone, but delete them on icloud.

If you sync them to icloud - if you delete from one it will delete from the other.

if you back up to icloud - it backs up the data that is currently on your device.

Text messages on icloud

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