“Photos” used up most of the storage space after I transferred all data to iPhone13 Pro

My issue with photos taking up 116GB was finally resolved with the iOS 15.1 software update. These photos now show taking up only 12GB of space.

I am having exactly the same issue with my new iPhone 13 Pro. I have 7000+ photos on both my iPhone 13 Pro and my iPad Pro 11. On the phone, these 7000+ photos take up 116GB but on the iPad these same photos only take up 7GB. I selected "Optimize Storage" on both devices and both are running iOS15.0.1. Help!

I am having the same issue with my 13 pro. I went to a concert last night, and now I have almost no storage on this brand new phone. I specifically asked the Verizon worker whenever purchasing this phone whether or not my concert photos and videos would take up all of my storage and he said that I should be fine. Well I’m not fine, and I’m very upset about it. I have also tried all of the listed suggestions from this customer service representative. Help us!

I’m having the exact same issue. My gb didn’t go up as high, but there has certainly been a jump after transferring from my XR. I have done everything that you and everyone else did, including updating my phone to iOS 15.1 and I’m still having the same issue. I even deleted nearly a thousand photos/videos (even double checking to make sure they were completely deleted by changing the date after permanent deletion) and it’s still extremely high. Can someone please help, this is extremely concerning.

Same thing happened on my new iPhone 13. I have all the right settings..,

I am having the same issue too. My GoPro Quik app is also taking up way more room than it did on the old phone.

I just contacted live support and they advised me

to connect to a PC and offload all my photos to the PC?! That means I can’t access them at all on my phone?

this can’t be right

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities, jjhubio!

It appears you're having issues with your photos taking up space in your device.

Do you have iCloud Photos enabled? If you do, it would be expected for your photos to take up storage space on iPhone, as the upload has not yet completed. You'll want to make sure you're connected to a reliable Wi-Fi network.

Also, you'll want to check your video and picture storage settings while using iCloud Photos. If you have the "Download and Keep Originals" feature enabled, this will take up more space on your iPhone. This setting will keep full resolution photos and videos stored on your device when enabled. Take a look at the resources below.

Get help with iCloud Photos

Manage your photo and video storage

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