Should you backup iCloud photos?

If you need more device storage

iCloud Photos keeps all your photos and videos in their original, high-resolution version. To save storage space on your device, you can turn on Optimize Storage. If you turn on Optimize Storage, iCloud Photos automatically manages the size of your library on your device.

Should photos be backed up on iCloud?

But if something happens to your phone, you don't want to lose all your precious photos. That's why it's important to back up your photos, and iCloud is a great way to back up from iPhone, iPad, or Mac devices. It's quick and easy to use iCloud to back up your photos and it can even be automated.

What happens if you stop backing up photos on iCloud?

If you run out of iCloud storage, your device won't back up to iCloud, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and messages won't stay up to date across your devices. And you also won't be able to send or receive emails with your iCloud email address.

Do photos stay in iCloud forever?

iCloud stores new photos for 30 days, so you have plenty of time to connect your iOS device to Wi-Fi and make sure you always have your most recent shots handy. So your photos will get deleted if you reach the 1000 photos limit or the 30 days limit.

What happens if you don't use iCloud photos?

If you turn off iCloud Photo stream on the device, Photo stream, and the images in the stream folder, are removed from the device, BUT NOT FROM iCloud. If you have any other devices using iCloud photo stream, they will not be impacted. You can also delete from photo stream, just like any folder.

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Do photos stay on iCloud if deleted from phone?

When you delete a photo or video from Photos on iCloud.com, it's also deleted from all your devices that have iCloud Photos turned on. If you change your mind, you have 30 days to recover it before it's permanently deleted.

Should I use iCloud or not?

You should definitely use iCloud backup. Whether it's a toilet phone or you leave it on the roof of your car, iPhones live dangerous lives and you should always have a backup. iCloud Backups count against your available iCloud Storage.

What happens when I turn iCloud photos back on?

(You can navigate to Recently Deleted, select items, and delete them immediately, and they are never recoverable from that moment forward.) When you re-enable iCloud Photos on a device, by error or intention, iCloud merges photos and movies across your devices and iCloud.com, producing a superset of all images.

Can Apple look through your photos?

Apple's technology scans photos in your iCloud photo library and compares them to the database. If it finds a certain number of matches (Apple has not specified what that number is), a human will review it and then report it to NCMEC, which will take it from there.

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What do you do when iCloud photos are full?

To get rid of these files, open up iCloud from the Settings app (iOS) or System Preferences app (MacOS). Then click or tap Manage Backups to see all of the backups that are currently saved to your iCloud account. Delete the ones you don't need any longer, and you'll instantly free up storage space.

Can Apple look at your iCloud photos?

CSAM detection

The photo scanning will happen on the devices, not on the iCloud servers. Apple says it won't be looking at the pictures. Instead, it will convert the image data into code called hashes. The hashes of your photos will be compared with the hashes of known CSAM images in a database.

Who can see my photos on iCloud?

Photos need to be actually shared through that album to be visible to other members of the family group however. So unless you actually share you photos, they cannot be seen by anybody else.

Does Apple scan iCloud?

The features will be part of an OS update. Aug. 24, 2021: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that it is already scanning iCloud emails for CSAM using image matching technology.

What is the point of iCloud?

iCloud is the service from Apple that securely stores your photos, files, notes, passwords, and other data in the cloud and keeps it up to date across all your devices, automatically. iCloud also makes it easy to share photos, files, notes, and more with friends and family.

How many photos can iCloud hold?

Once you create a shared album, it syncs your photos on every device for free. But Apple has added certain limitations. For example, you can only hold a maximum of 5,000 photos or videos up to 15 minutes long.

What are the disadvantages of using iCloud?

What should I store in iCloud?

How do I delete photos from my phone but not iCloud?

How can I delete photos from iPhone but not iCloud?

Open Settings from your iPhone homescreen and tap on the Apple ID with your name. On the Apple ID screen, select iCloud > Photos. Use the toggle switch for iCloud Photos to disable syncing. With the connectivity between iPhone and the iCloud disabled, you can safely delete photos from your iPhone.

How do I get my photos off iCloud?

Can someone hack your iPhone pictures?

Image Backup

But as convenient as it may be, having them on the iCloud also makes it available to hackers. Hackers have been known to attack iCloud accounts to access private data like photos and videos. Disable settings like Photo Sharing and Photo Stream to protect your photos from being accessed.

Why can't I turn off iCloud photos?

The company recommends that you go to Settings > iCloud, then tap to off iCloud features (see image at right). You want those green buttons to go gray to make sure they're off. But note that the photos setting is at the bottom and has a different button — turn that off too!

Can anyone see what's on my iCloud?

If someone knew your Apple ID or your iCloud username/password, they might be able to access your data and information. Some security and privacy measures include determining what of your information you want to be accessible from in the cloud or changing the password to your iCloud account.