ANDROID Question: Can we no longer move photos from the phone to the SD card FROM THE PHONE?

Also, I've moved my photos to google, in order to free up space.
I want the photos gone from the phone, but If I delete a photo from my phone, it ALSO deletes it from GOOGLE PHOTOS (online backup), which I do not want it to do.

I WANT:
photos off my phone, and only in google photos (online/in the cloud)

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bowman81 · M

I move photos from my phone to my laptop and then to a thumbdrive or SD card. I don't save much on my phone and don't ever use the cloud.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@bowman81 I've experienced thumbs drives which stopped working, and corrupted SD cards, which means I've lost several pics..I'll figure somethings out

getgoodfeeling · M

Upload them in drive instead of Photos.

And check the bin in the cloud. They should be there for atleast 30 days

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@getgoodfeeling I backed up photos which are on my phone, to google photos/the cloud. I did this to free up space on my phone. I want the photos off my phone.

getgoodfeeling · M

@iamnikki google photos are linked with your android account. So if you delete them in the gallery, they get deleted in the cloud as well. Either use a different account or upload them to google drive.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

I always take them off my phone and back them up to a HD via the USB cable. Perhaps that might work for you?

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