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thousands of photos on my iPhone causing problems with phone. what can be done?

what can I do? where do I start. Unfortunately no computer knowledge , I do have iCloud on all devices. would like to be able to have some pictures on my phone though. thank you!



iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 9:38 AM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2020 12:40 AM

Do not delete Photos on iPhone assuming they are on iCloud. They are synced and you may choose optimise storage read below.


Store your photos and videos in iCloud

Your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. With iCloud Photos, you can make more space available on your device and have your entire collection, everywhere you go.

Get started with iCloud Photos:

  1. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.
  2. Turn on iCloud Photos.
  3. Select Optimize iPhone Storage to save space on your device.

With Optimize Storage, smaller, space-saving photos and videos are kept on your device while all of your original, full-resolution versions are stored in iCloud. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many photos and videos as you want.

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Apr 11, 2020 12:40 AM in response to chilitas

Do not delete Photos on iPhone assuming they are on iCloud. They are synced and you may choose optimise storage read below.


Store your photos and videos in iCloud

Your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. With iCloud Photos, you can make more space available on your device and have your entire collection, everywhere you go.

Get started with iCloud Photos:

  1. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.
  2. Turn on iCloud Photos.
  3. Select Optimize iPhone Storage to save space on your device.

With Optimize Storage, smaller, space-saving photos and videos are kept on your device while all of your original, full-resolution versions are stored in iCloud. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many photos and videos as you want.

thousands of photos on my iPhone causing problems with phone. what can be done?

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