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.

What happens if I stop using iCloud photos?

If you turn off the iCloud Photo Library, it will remove photos from your iPhone that weren't taken on that device. If you want to turn off iCloud Photo Library but keep your Camera Roll as it is, here's how to ensure current iCloud images aren't removed during the process. 1.

Is it necessary to have iCloud photos?

You don't need to use iCloud Photo Library to use Apple's Photos app on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad; the app works without any cloud service involvement. But if you pass on using iCloud, we highly recommend finding a different way to back up your photos, lest you lose them accidentally.

Does iCloud keep your photos forever?

Photos in My Photo Stream remain in iCloud for 30 days. That should be sufficient time to back up your photos manually. After that, they are removed from iCloud. No matter how many photos My Photo Stream uploads to the cloud, the local Photo Stream album on any iOS or iPadOS device only keeps up to 1,000 images.

What are the disadvantages of using iCloud?

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Will I lose photos if I turn off iCloud?

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.

How do I get my photos back after turning off iCloud?

Go to iCloud web and Sign in Apple ID > Click Photos > Recently Deleted > Select the photos and videos > Tap on Recover, which will be restored to your iCloud backup.

What will happen if you turn off iCloud backup?

After that, iCloud Backup would be automatically turned off in iPhone Settings. If you just turn off iCloud backup on iPhone by yourself, iCloud will stop backing up iPhone to iCloud and it would do nothing to the old iPhone backups.

What will I lose if I don't backup my iPhone?

The backup does nothing to the firmware or iOS - a backup only contains data, not apps, not iOS. If you setup as new, rather than restore from backup, you will lose the following data: Application settings, preferences, and data, including documents.

Should I turn off my iCloud backup?

Disabling iCloud Backup is a good way to save space for other data in iCloud. But if you do so, you should start using a computer to back up your iPhone instead. Also, if you want to save space, you need to delete any existing backups after disabling the feature. It's not possible to use iCloud Backups with a Mac.

Do I have to use iCloud on my iPhone?

Yes. Nothing requires you to use Apple's iCloud service with your iOS device or Mac computers.

Where did my old iCloud photos go?

Check your Recently Deleted folder

Go to Photos > Albums, and tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section. If you see the missing photo or video, you can move it back into your Recents album.

Why have my photos disappeared from my iPhone?

There can be many reasons for the missing photos on iPhone. It could be due to low storage space on your iOS device, a software bug, iOS update, factory settings, accidental deletion, iPhone sync issues etc.

How do I stop photos saving to iCloud?

Does deleting from iCloud delete from phone?

If you want to remove all your photos from both your device and from your iCloud account, you can do it by just deleting them on your phone. It works in reverse too, so whenever you delete a photo from your iCloud it will be deleted from your device.

How do I stop my iPhone backing up photos to iCloud?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn off iCloud Photos. On your Mac, open the Photos app, then choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud, then deselect iCloud Photos. On your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD, go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud.

Does iPhone automatically delete photos?

There is no automatic way, you manually the delete the photos.

Where did all my iPhone photos go?

Go to Photos > Albums, and tap Recently Deleted in the Utilities section. If you see the missing photo or video, you can move it back into your Recents album.

Can Apple see my 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.

Can I delete photos from my iPhone but keep them on iCloud?

You can delete photos from your iPhone but keep them in iCloud by turning off iCloud photo sharing. You can also use a different iCloud account to keep the previous account's iCloud photos safe. Another workaround is to use a different cloud server to back up the photos before deleting them on your iPhone.

Why did all my pictures disappear?

But the reasons why photos disappeared from your Android gallery could vary, such as OS upgrading, mistakenly deleting, phone jailbreak, or OS malfunction, etc.

What is the point of the 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.

Is it worth paying for iCloud storage?

The Bottom Line

The iCloud Drive file-syncing and storage service is worth using, especially if you're committed to Apple's ecosystem, but it doesn't quite measure up to the competition from Google and Microsoft.

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.

Why do I need iCloud backup?

How it works. iCloud Backup makes a copy of the information on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. When your device is backed up in iCloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.