How to stop Photos from uploading from Messages

The camera roll on your device only uploads to OneDrive- it does not sync photos both ways. That meansyou can delete uploaded photos and videos from your device, and the copies in OneDrive won't be affected.

To automatically upload your iPhone or iPad camera roll to OneDrive

  1. In the OneDrive app, tap your account image:

    How to stop Photos from uploading from Messages

  2. Tap Settings

    How to stop Photos from uploading from Messages
    thenCamera Upload

    Important:You can only upload your camera roll to one account at a time, so make sure you're signed in with the account that you want to upload photos to. Tap the relevant account icon to switch accounts.

  3. Turn on Camera Upload to automatically upload photos and videos to OneDrive.

  4. To make sure videos automatically upload, turn on Include Videos.

If camera upload isnt working

If automatic camera upload isnt working, or only some pictures are uploaded, follow these steps:

  1. Apple recommendthat customers leave the OneDrive app running in the background. Automatic uploading cannot work if the app has been Force Closed (double-tap Home and swipe up andaway).

  2. If you're not connected to Wi-Fi, check your mobile OneDrive settings.If you want to use your mobile network, tap Settings, tap Camera upload, and then turn on Use Mobile Network.

  3. If your camera upload is taking too long to set up or look for photos, without giving any error message, it could be because you have too many photos in your camera roll.

  4. OneDrive cannot upload photos optimized for iCloud. To disable optimization, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos and uncheckOptimizeStorage.

Learn more

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How to stop Photos from uploading from Messages

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