How do I know if photos are on iPhone or iCloud?

You can check which Apple ID you're signed in with on your iPhone by going to Settings > [your name]. iCloud Photos isn't turned on. It's possible to be logged in to iCloud without iCloud Photos being turned on. To check, you can go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.
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How do I know if photos are on iCloud or phone?

How to access iCloud Photos online
  1. Sign in. Visit www.icloud.com and sign in to your account.
  2. Click on the Photos icon. The iCloud website is similar to an iPhone or iPad. Just click on the Photos icon and you'll launch a web-based app.
  3. View your images and videos. From here, you can view your entire iCloud Photo Library.
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How do I know if my photos are on my Mac or iCloud?

Choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud. The photos and videos in the Photos app on your Mac are added to iCloud. Also, any photos and videos already stored in iCloud Photos are now visible on your Mac.
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How do I make sure my photos are on iCloud?

Automatically Upload Pictures to iCloud

First, navigate to Settings > Photos > iCloud Photos and toggle to on, which will automatically upload and store your library to iCloud, including iCloud.com, where you can view and download photos on a computer.
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How do I know which photos are stored in iCloud?

How to access iCloud Photos
  1. Open the Photos app.
  2. Tap the Library tab to see your photos.
  3. Tap the Albums tab to see My Albums, Shared Albums, People & Places, Media Types, and Utilities. You can also learn more about content that you share with others.
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How do I delete photos from iPhone but keep in iCloud?

If you want to delete photos from iCloud but keep them on your iOS devices, make sure to disable iCloud Photos first. Go to Settings -> Apple ID (your name at the very top) -> iCloud -> Photos -> Toggle off “iCloud Photos”. Now, when you delete photos from iCloud, they will stay on your iPhone.
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When you delete photos on iPhone does it delete on iCloud?

When you delete a photo or video from the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, it also deletes from your iCloud Photos and any other devices where you're signed in to iCloud Photos. It also no longer counts towards your iCloud storage.
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How do I move pictures from iPhone to iCloud?

Open Safari and go to iCloud.com. Log in with your iCloud account. In the Photos tab, tap Upload > Photo Library. Select the picture(s) you want to upload and tap Add.
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Why is iPhone storage full when I have iCloud?

Backups of your devices are often the culprits behind a full iCloud storage space. It's entirely possible you had your old iPhone set to upload backups to the cloud automatically, and then never removed those files.
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Do iCloud photos take up space?

Store your photos and videos in iCloud

Your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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How do I clean up photos on my iPhone?

Here's how to delete photos permanently:
  1. Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.
  2. Tap the Recently Deleted album, then tap Select.
  3. Tap the photos or videos that you want to delete or tap Delete All.
  4. Tap Delete again to confirm.
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How do I delete more than 1000 photos on iCloud?

There IS in fact a way to mass delete photos up to 1,000 at a time in the iCloud Photo Library web interface.
  1. Click 'Select Photos' at the top.
  2. Select the very first photo.
  3. Scroll all the way to the bottom.
  4. Hold the SHIFT key and click the last photo (this will select everything in between)
  5. Click 'Delete' at the top.
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Can you store photos on iCloud and not iPhone?

With iCloud Photos, all the photos and videos in your photo library are stored in iCloud, so you can access them from your Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, and on iCloud.com.
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How do I free up iCloud storage on my iPhone?

You can free up storage in iCloud by deleting content that you're not using:
  1. Reduce the size of your iCloud Backup.
  2. Delete photos in iCloud Photos.
  3. Delete folders or files in iCloud Drive.
  4. Delete texts and attachments in Messages.
  5. Delete messages and manage Mail.
  6. Delete voice memos.
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Why is my iCloud still full after deleting pictures?

But sometimes, you may notice that your iCloud is still full even though you delete some data. It is probably because iCloud still holds backups of your old iOS devices. To delete those files, you can tap “Backups” when you enter iCloud storage on Settings.
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What is the best way to manage photos on iPhone?

How to organize photos on your iPhone:
  1. Delete duplicate photos. ...
  2. Delete unnecessary screenshots. ...
  3. Utilize the search option. ...
  4. Use photo organizing apps. ...
  5. Create a "print-worthy" album.
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What is the fastest way to delete photos from iPhone?

To speed things up, use a finger from your other hand to swipe downward repeatedly. This will let you select thousands of photos in a matter of seconds. Once you've selected your entire library, tap the trash can icon in the bottom right, then tap 'Delete X photos. '
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How do I see what's on my iCloud?

iCloud Drive lets you securely access all of your documents from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and Windows PC.
...
On iCloud.com
  1. Sign in to iCloud.com.
  2. Go to iCloud Drive.
  3. In the bottom-right corner, select Recently Deleted items.
  4. Browse the list of files.
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Is iPhone storage and iCloud storage the same?

iCloud storage is for your backups and data syncing. You cannot extend your iPhone storage with iCloud storage. You have to delete stuff you don't need to make space. iCloud storage is for your backups and data syncing.
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How do I move stuff from iPhone to iCloud?

Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap Get content from another phone or System > Get content from another phone.
  3. Tap iPhone > Import from iCloud backup.
  4. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your iCloud storage.
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Do you need more iPhone storage if you have iCloud?

Whenever you set up an Apple ID for your Apple products, that Apple ID is allotted a free 5 GB of iCloud storage. If you plan on using the iCloud, this 5 GB will not be enough and you will eventually need to upgrade your storage to the 50 GB (.
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What does iCloud do with photos?

But what is it, exactly? Basically, it's Apple's iCloud service that allows you to access all of your photos and video from any device that is logged in to your Apple ID. It uses your iCloud storage space to upload new photos and video from all of your devices so that they can be viewed anywhere, anytime.
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Why are my iCloud photos not showing on my iPhone?

Check that Wi-Fi is on and you have an internet connection. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Make sure Upload to My Photo Stream is turned on. If you don't see this option, turn on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
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Do iPhone photos get permanently deleted?

So, when you want to recover a photo, you can simply go to the Recently Deleted folder and select your desired photo to recover. However, if it's been over 30 days or if you delete photos within the Recently Deleted folder, they'll be permanently deleted.
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Where do permanently deleted photos go?

Where do deleted photos go on Android? When you delete pictures on your Android phone, you can access your Photos app and go into your albums, then, scroll to the bottom and tap on "Recently Deleted." In that folder, you will find all the photos you have deleted within the last 30 days.
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