Photo Storage shows 1.2GB used, when I have NO photos on my phone

Hello Jrobbie,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Let's check to see if the same thing appears on iTunes or Finder.

"Use the Finder or iTunes to check the storage on your iOS device

1. On a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, open the Finder. On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes.
2. Connect your device to your computer.
3. Select your device in the Finder or in iTunes. You'll see a bar that shows how much storage your content uses, divided by content type. 
4. Move your mouse over the bar to see how much storage each content type is using.

Here's a list of the types of content on your device, and what each type includes:

• Audio: Songs, audio podcasts, audiobooks, voice memos, and ringtones.
• Video: Movies, music videos, and TV shows.
• Photos: Content in your Photo Library, Camera Roll, and Photo Stream.
• Apps: Installed apps. The content of the apps is listed under Documents & Data.
• Books: iBooks books, audio books, and PDF files.
• Documents & Data: Safari Offline Reading List, files stored within installed apps, and app content like contacts, calendars, messages, and emails (and their attachments).
• Other: Settings, Siri voices, system data, and cached files."

More information can be found here: How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Good Luck!

Hello jrobbie,

Since you are seeing storage being used by Photos, yet do not have any photos on the device, or use iCloud Photos, we would recommend that you reach out to Apple for additional assistance.

They can be reached here: Contact Apple Support 

Have a good day.

Hi jrobbie,

We understand why you would want to look at that storage bit closer. Are you using iCloud Photos? What happens when you try this article?

Manage your photo and video storage

Cheers!

Thanks for the reply jrobbie,

Here is an explanation of Documents and Data: "Documents & Data: Safari Offline Reading List, files stored within installed apps, and app content like contacts, calendars, messages, and emails (and their attachments)."

With that being explained, are you facing issues with storage? For example are you being prompted that you're almost out of storage?

Cheers!