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zwomt t1_j6gg6kz wrote

Reply to comment by Wakellor957 in Figuring out iCloud Photos by Wakellor957

What do you mean by moved off. If you mean deleted then deleting it on the iPhone or computer deletes it from both of those and iCloud. Ie iCloud is a syncing service. It keeps all three in sync. You can use an option to limit how much space it takes on your phone and computer in which case it will keep full copies on iCloud and previews in your phone and computer. Or you tell it to also store full copies on your computer.

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Wakellor957 OP t1_j6ipaz8 wrote

So I mean; when my iPhone decides there's not enough space for more photos, then certain photos from my collection are retrospectively moved to the Cloud and only a preview remains. When this happens, and I try to move photos over the cable (which is faster) to my computer, will it then either not recognise those photos or transfer previews instead?

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zwomt t1_j6ipomg wrote

They are always in the cloud.

If you use the photos app to export the photos then full size ones are downloaded and exported from iCloud even if your computer only had a oreview

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