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iCloud storage not reflecting in general storage

Basically I bought the extra 200GB in iCloud storage, but my phone is still telling me I can’t take pictures or videos because my storage is too full. It shows in iCloud settings that I have the storage. But I’m general settings everything’s full. How do I get my phone to free up the extra space so I can use it!?

iPhone 11, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 12:04 PM

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Apr 8, 2020 6:30 PM in response to nicki197

They are only synced to iCloud and not actually stored there. If you delete them on the phone they will be deleted in iCloud.


I do not use iCloud Photos and I am not a fan of the way that Apple sells the whole iCloud Photos thing. People are easily confused about what iCloud Photos really does with regard to storage.


See the section about Edits on all your devices in here.

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

iCloud storage not reflecting in general storage

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