Is it possible to delete photos from an iPhone but still keep them on iCloud?
I currently have a lot of photos on my iPhone(5c) and I need to have more storage. If I delete directly from my phone will they still be available on iCloud?
before i was using my photo stream and i could access the photos from all the devices but since the last update I only have one album "all photos" and every time i try to delete a photos it says that it will be deleted from iCloud as well. I also tried importing them on my macbook but i can only import 600 photos and on my iPhone there are over 2000 photos.
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I deleted photos from my iPhone but still see them in Image Capture app
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I currently have all iCloud photo related functions turned off.Hello J-a-x,
It sounds like you are seeing photos in Image Capture that you have removed from the Photos app by deleting them from the Recently Deleted album. It seems to me that the Photos app is going to be the linchpin here so thats where I would troubleshoot. Start by closing all the apps that are running on the phone:
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Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that restart the iPhone:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
Then see if the photos are showing anywhere in the Photos app. If so delete them once more, in the same way you had before, also removing them from Recently Deleted and see if Image Capture is detecting them or not.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
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Hello all!
Before iOS 8, we had two separate photo albums - Photo Stream (for iCloud) and Camera Roll (for photos on your iPhone).
When you took a photo, the photo went into both albums. This was handy, as when i found my memory running low, I could delete photos from my Camera Roll, yet they will still be on my Photo Stream.
However, with the iOS 8 update, apparently they thought this was too confusing for everyone and therefore have merged it all into the collections/moments photo viewer.
So, my question is, is there a way that I can delete photos from my phone without deleting them from my iCloud, seeing as they are merged into one?
Thanks!The easiest way I find to remove a few songs for the nano is to go into Ipod preferences and select "only sync checked songs" and the uncheck songs you don't want. You could only sync certain playlists but that takes some work setting up. http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ipgettingstartedt2.html
Or you could just use manual sync which is more of a pain to be able to control everything that goes on or off your ipod http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ipgettingstartedt3.html -
So I was a little skeptical about deleting photos from my iPhone but I did. Shouldn't I be able to access them on iCloud? Because I can't find a way to view all my old photos that were backed up before I deleted them.
No you can not access yoru photos on iCloud
PhotoStream is a way to share photos between devices - it is not a way to backup photos or to view photos
LN -
Hi,
Can I use iCloud as photo storage rather than just backup? Right now, it just syncs the photos from my iPhone. I want to delete some photos from my phone, but keep them in the cloud.
I also want to be able to adjust the settings of certain folders in iPhoto to do different things.
I.e. I have a "work" folder in my photos app on my iphone. I want all the photos and videos in this folder to be stored in dropbox and be erased from my iPhone.
I have a "family" folder in my photos app on my iPhone. I want all the photos and videos in this folder to be stored in iCloud and erased from my iPhone.
Finally, why can't I log into iCloud from anywhere and see my photos? For example, when I go to my friend's house, I want to be able to log into iCloud from his computer and show him photos that are no longer saved on my phone, but rather stored in the cloud.
Would I be better off with dropbox, flickr, or Amazon for something like that?
Thanks!
AmyIf you have the photos on your computer a great way to test is to remove your phone from your computer and see if the photos are still on it; if they are still on your computer you are free to do so
Also when you are importing photos from the device to iPhoto you should get the option to delete after importing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 -
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HT201302 how do i delete photos from my iphone?
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Hello johngalls,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you'd like to delete pictures from the Photos app on your iPhone, and you're using iOS 8, use these steps from the iPhone User Guide:
Organize photos and videos - iPhone
Manage albums. While viewing your album list, tap Edit.
Delete an album: Tap .
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All the best,
Jeremy -
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HT4528 how can you recover deleted photos from the iPhone hard drive?
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Is it possible to delete photos on an iPhone?
Really easy to do on Android and Windows Phone but looks like it's not possible to delete photos on an iPhone except individually. You could do this on the original iPhone...
I've tried on the device, using a Mac and Windows but the file system is read only.
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