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I have a 200g storage plan and it says it is almost full. It says I have 194 gb of photos but on my actual iPhone it says I have 139gb of photos. Why is this? Both the iCloud and iPhone have the same amount of photos as well. I feel like I am being scammed into buying more space.
iPhone X, iOS 13
One possibility is that you have the Optimize Storage option turned on for photos on your iPhone. That allows some or all of the photos on your phone to be smaller space-saving versions if your phone is low on space while the original full-size versions are stored on iCloud. That is not an attempt to scam you, it is an attempt to make as much space as possible available on your phone. There is more information about that option in Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
One possibility is that you have the Optimize Storage option turned on for photos on your iPhone. That allows some or all of the photos on your phone to be smaller space-saving versions if your phone is low on space while the original full-size versions are stored on iCloud. That is not an attempt to scam you, it is an attempt to make as much space as possible available on your phone. There is more information about that option in Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
I have optimize photos selected. I also double checked to make sure the number of photos and videos on my device and on the iCloud are the same and they are. I made a mistake and my storage actually says I have 77 gb of phtotos on my phone. I’m just very confused as to why there is a 120 gb difference
Edit: I meant to say my actual phone says I have 76.4 gb of photos on it. This is a 120gb discrepancy!
That is what Optimize Storage is designed to do -- reduce the space used on you iPhone.
I get it now! Sorry. So it saves me over 100gb? That’s a lot. I appreciate your help.
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