i bought more storage but it still says iphone storage full on settings.

talia121 wrote:

So I need help I have deleted everything off my phone all apps except maybe 4 and all 1,450 photos and videos on my phone and it constantly will say no more storage . So I’ve done everything possible I just need to know what It could be or what I should do next if anyone can help , it’s greatly appreciated . Thank you

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Thanks!

I encountered a similar issue last week with my phone that I haven't been able to rectify. Noticed that along with it saying storage is full, performance has been very slow, not getting emails/messages, etc. Would love some help!

What is your iPhone model? iphone 8 Plus

How much storage (16GB, 32GB, etc.) did it come with? 64GB

What iOS are you currently using? 13.5.1

In the Settings App go to iPhone Storage (General>iPhone Storage). How many GB of storage does says you’ve used (out of your total storage)? 61.8GB (but that has been varying)

Which type of files (photos, apps, etc.) take up the most space - Apps take up most followed by system.

The storage size of each app on your phone (listed from largest to smallest)- iphotos -2.22GB; Books 1.45GB; Weather Channel 1.22GB; AccuWeather 810MB (no idea why weather apps take so much space).

System size—the iOS and related data—is at the bottom. System can use a large amount (5 GB+) of your available storage. 5.75GB

Did you totally delete the apps or offload the apps? - Deleted unused apps to delete space, also emptied "trash can" on deleted emails.

Deleting an app removes the app and all app data. Offloading apps deletes the app itself but saves app data (to use if you re-download app). App data can be greater than the app itself; data takes up storage if app is offloaded.

Also, worth noting the "bugginess" of the phone recently. No response from apps (or apps freezing) warrants restarts. This morning, when I woke up, 75% of apps did not have an icon. Still opened, but had to remember where the app was. Also, email not coming through.

I am having the same problem with my 8plus 64gb. I have deleted almost all unused apps and offloaded the others. I have moved almost all pictures

and videos to my computer. Half the time I go into my email and it is empty. Nothing works, I tried a reset. This all happened after the last update.

I'm a tech idiot - but yes the photos are in the cloud. My problem NOW that the Pre-K question answer was found : how on earth do I delete 24,000 photos on my iPhone ? Lord almighty there has to be more than selecting 12 photo as at a time and hitting the delete icon

If i delete all my photos and video are they stored in iCloud

I have same issue with iPhone 11 64gb. Deleted unused apps and many phones. Phone is slowing down and sometimes can’t even take new pics because it would say storage full.

Mine is saying the same thing, how did you figure it out?

I bought extra storage and have been debited and received the invoice but my iphone still says iphone storage full and i don't have access to my whatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other important apps

Oh, so when my iphone storage is full, what i'm i supposed to do?

Same issue with my iphone 6s, I've already deleted all my photos and still its says that iphone storage is full. What should I do?

I have a solution....I had the same issue and it showed up all of a sudden. So yesterday I called Apple Support and what they told me was I needed to back up and reset my phone. Come to find out I didn't have enough space on my computer to backup. So what I figured out was I needed to update my phone. I never do the update right away apparently I waited to long and it bogged down my storage. I went to update and it wouldn't let me not enough space. So here's what I did...got to

-Settings

-General

-iphone Storage

-Click on the App

-then Offload App

You'll want to do that for the top apps those are the ones that are taking up the most space. Not to worry you won't have redownload the apps. I wrote mine down just in case, I didn't know what to expect. I offloaded about 10 or so apps. Then I tried the update again. It updated. Then I looked at my home screen and those apps I offloaded were still there and all I had to do was just click the app to update it. Everything was fixed. I now have storage available.

I hope this helps!