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Yesterday I upgraded my iCloud storage from 5GB to 50GB, because the storage on my 64GB iPhone was full and it said that if I turned on iCloud photos I could save 29GB. I turned iCloud photos on, but my storage is still full, and I'm new to using iCloud so I have no idea how to fix this, what do I need to do?
Thanks.
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 13
If your iPhone storage is full, then purchasing extra iCloud storage wouldn't change that but it can help in some way because iCloud stores your data in the cloud and a smaller footprint on your device. You change your iCloud Photos settings to Optimize Phone Storage which will decrease that footprint even further on the device.
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
If your iPhone storage is full, then purchasing extra iCloud storage wouldn't change that but it can help in some way because iCloud stores your data in the cloud and a smaller footprint on your device. You change your iCloud Photos settings to Optimize Phone Storage which will decrease that footprint even further on the device.
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I already have changed my iCloud Photos settings to Optimize Phone Storage. My concern is that this has barely changed the amount of storage that my photos take up on my device and I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to fix this.
Thank you.
Using the Optimize Phone Storage significantly helps and reduces the size.
icloud photos not optimizing storage
