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One Drive Ending

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I haven't found anyone to help me with this and this is not my area because stuff like this confuses me. My question is when one drive sync ends with gallery, do all your photos and videos that are in your gallery on your phone get erased from your phone? Any help would be appreciated.
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      meself

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      07-30-2026 05:46 AM

       

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      Download Local Copies: If you want specific cloud photos to remain visible inside your phone's Gallery app after the deadline, go to your Samsung Gallery settings, find the OneDrive sync section, and select Download Originals.
      Switch to Standalone Backup: To keep your camera roll automatically backing up to the cloud moving forward, download the standalone Microsoft OneDrive app from the Play Store, log in, tap your profile icon, select Camera backup, and turn it on.
      No More Direct Link: The built-in toggle inside your Samsung Gallery settings will stop working and disappear.

      Cloud Files Remain Safe: Your backed-up photos and videos will not be deleted by Microsoft.

      Disappearance from Gallery App: Cloud-only items will vanish from the native Samsung Gallery app view, meaning you must use a separate app to see them

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      Gret

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      07-30-2026 05:49 AM

       

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      When you say Cloud photos, what do you mean. It's from your 1st sentence.

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      meself

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      07-30-2026 06:02 AM

       

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      I'm guessing that is backed up photos if files often referred to as cloud back up

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      Gret

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      07-30-2026 05:52 AM

       

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      I clicked on download them now and it says, no items. 1785390697103.jpg

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      AAbbott

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      07-30-2026 10:54 PM

       

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      Photos that are already on your phone and in OneDrive will remain.  No further syncing backup will be done automatically. You can insure your photos don't get lost by making a local backup and copying them to a flash drive, computer or external hard drive.  You can still back up to OneDrive manually and, unless you turned it off, your photos still back up to Google.

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      Gret

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      07-31-2026 12:40 AM

       

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      Not trying to sound stupid, what is external media?

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      AAbbott

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      07-31-2026 12:42 AM

       

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      A flash drive, portable hard drive or a computer, or an SD card in a USB card reader.
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      Gret

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      07-31-2026 12:49 AM

       

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      Oh Ok. I'm just confused as to why they wont still be in my gallery on my phone.

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