Will deleted photos from onedrive resync from phone

V S 20 Reputation points
2026-02-14T19:36:55.2333333+00:00

If deleted photos from onedrive are still on my phone, will they resync when I reconnect to onedrive or be deleted from my phone?

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EmilyS726 270.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-02-14T20:13:35.0366667+00:00

Hello,

This will depend on how you sync. You are on Android device, right?

IF you use Samsung Gallery to sync, the sync is two-ways, meaning the deletion can sync back to your phone. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-samsung-gallery-with-onedrive-99c4e77b-8e63-4ddc-aede-19f81acee1a3

But if you use the camera backup feature inside OneDrive app, then no, it is one-way sync: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-onedrive-on-android-and-ios-devices-2b7a570a-1715-4c16-a545-f268762b4aae

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  1. V S 20 Reputation points
    2026-02-14T23:10:48.3966667+00:00

    I was able to plug my phone into my computer and copy them

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    2026-02-14T19:37:05.5433333+00:00

    If you delete photos from OneDrive, they will not automatically resync to your phone if those photos have been deleted from OneDrive. When you reconnect to OneDrive, the app will sync the current state of your OneDrive, which means that any deleted photos will not be restored to your phone. Instead, the photos that remain on your phone will stay there unless you manually delete them. Therefore, the deleted photos from OneDrive will not affect the copies stored locally on your phone unless you choose to delete them as well.

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