iPhone storage keeps going back to full after deleting many things daily

I have the same issue on iPhone 7 (14.3.) 32 GB, my storage is now over 20 GB and renders it impossible to use, I tried multiple restoring, DFU restore, deleting everything from the iPhone, it does anyway, I now have new one on it´s way and I´m afraid to log in using my current ID as to not spread the data corruption that probably occurs in my current phone. iTunes shows about 8 GB of free space tho.

Can someone tell me if it´s save to use my ID, or if it´s better to create a new one?

Also would appreciate if someone could give me a solution for the iP 7 as it could be used by a relative, but I don´t want to give them buggy phone. Would giving it to a service center work? Can they wipe it somehow, better?

Thanks all,

Best regards

After reading 6 pages of posts on this and because Apple support is not giving us a solution, Apple is up t its old tricks again. Last time it was the battery and now it is storage. They want us to buy a new phone with LARGER storage. I would give up the iPhone but I am too invested as all my devices are from APPLE. Shame Mr. Cook, Shame!

Dear Mr. Finch,

After reading 7 pages (Actually 6 and a half) of people replying to this discussion There's only one sentence that I can ask you.

PLEASE don't reply if you don't actually know the solution.!!

Let all of us work on it and find a solution if Apple can't.

Thanks!

Very WELL SAID Sinam!

This Lawrence Finch simply pollutes this discussion with useless and annoying replies as a bot would do or as an old man trying to teach a kid basic things of which he doesn't really know the real explanation.

I wish Apple would have made a dislike button for comments...

sinam wrote:

Dear Mr. Finch,

After reading 7 pages (Actually 6 and a half) of people replying to this discussion There's only one sentence that I can ask you.

PLEASE don't reply if you don't actually know the solution.!!

Let all of us work on it and find a solution if Apple can't.

Thanks!

I know the solution, I have posted it, and it works. As many people who have tried it have posted and confirmed.

It’s came back again !!

I did already two erase all contend and settings and restore from my backup, and after a few days it’s came back.

my other storage it’s completely full !! Why apple why !!!!!?????

I would respectfully disagree. I purchased icloud 2+ years ago and it worked with my iphone 6s just fine. I bought a new iphone 11 today and have 14.4 on it (the newest, most up to date). I wanted to free up some space and began deleting attachments and apps and now the Other folder has grown in size and my available storage is down 25%.

If the icloud synching were functioning the way it was intended (storing dafa off-device and making it available when you reach for it) then how does this keep happening? I too am tired of seeing you post the same link which, per the posts I have read, have worked for vanishingly few. If your solution were correct I would not be having this problem at all with a brand new device and up to date software. I am super frustrated and other than shutting off icloud--which I am paying for--what reasonablw solution is there?

I recently had the same problem I followed all the steps on buying storage for my phone and then I turn it off and on because i know is not gonna update right away . A day later it says that I need more strange and then again and again it keeps saying I have 63.5GB out of 64GB my question is how ?? If I already bought storage and deleted some stuff off my phone . Someone help !!

You can’t buy storage for an iPhone; it will never have more than it had when you bought it. What you bought is iCloud storage, which is used for syncing data to other devices and for backing up. See→What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support

You will have to free up storage by deleting stuff. Start by going to Settings/General/iPhone Storage to look over what is taking up the most space, and what you can delete.

Anyone figure this out yet? My “other” section is taking up over half of my storage. I don’t use iCloud, don’t use Safari, hardly use any actual Apple Apps. I just switched back over from a Google Pixel because of how stupid iMessage is with any other device and I’m starting to regret it. Has anyone figured this out?

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My phone recently started messing up.At first my storage said photos was taking much space I had like a thousand now I have 893 but not the storage for photos went up and so did the others after I cleared the history

Good news and bad news - good news is I haven't tried the reset approach mentioned in the trail Bad news is that this is April 2021 and my iPhone XR just started to do the same thing. First, earlier in the week I started getting messages that my memory was filling and that I should export all of my photos to iCloud (at a monthly cost). I didn't and 3 days later my memory is full and the storage status advises sending photos to iCloud. Nope won't do it.

Now, we all know that Apple have been caught out in the past being naughty (iPhones 6, 7 and SE "battery gate") - let's hope this isn't another one.

How did you back it up? When you factory reset did you chose a back up for it to link as or just go forward like a new phone?

Also having this issue! Someone please reply if this gets resolved

Here’s what’s going on on my end. That grey on the right is all “other”