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How to transfer things to iCloud to give my phone more storage space

I have a phone that is only 32 GB of storage and I have to get deleting things. I can’t upgrade my phone. At the moment I have 31.2GB used out of 32GB.


I purchased iCloud storage.

I have 4.9GB of the 50GB in iCloud storage available,

How do I transfer items to the iCloud to give my phone storage more room!

PLEASE SOME HELP ME


iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 23, 2022 12:19 PM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2022 12:56 PM

iCloud storage can only help in a limited way (with photos and videos) for a shortage of storage on an iPhone. See the information in What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support including the following:


Free up space on your device

Using the steps above, you might see a list of recommendations for optimizing your device storage, followed by a list of installed apps and the amount of storage each one uses. Tap an app's name for more information about its storage. If you don't see any recommendations, try these steps:

  • If you use iCloud Photos and turn on Optimize Storage, you can lower the amount of storage that your photos use on your device. 
  • You can remove content from your apps like photos, music, and podcasts. 
  • You can delete apps that you're no longer using.

Learn more about how to optimize the storage on your iOS or iPadOS device.

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Mar 23, 2022 12:56 PM in response to Awinfrey

iCloud storage can only help in a limited way (with photos and videos) for a shortage of storage on an iPhone. See the information in What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support including the following:


Free up space on your device

Using the steps above, you might see a list of recommendations for optimizing your device storage, followed by a list of installed apps and the amount of storage each one uses. Tap an app's name for more information about its storage. If you don't see any recommendations, try these steps:

  • If you use iCloud Photos and turn on Optimize Storage, you can lower the amount of storage that your photos use on your device. 
  • You can remove content from your apps like photos, music, and podcasts. 
  • You can delete apps that you're no longer using.

Learn more about how to optimize the storage on your iOS or iPadOS device.

How to transfer things to iCloud to give my phone more storage space

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