How can I keep my photos and videos

How can I get more storage

iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 1:14 PM

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Jul 2, 2023 12:23 PM in response to Louie504_

Hi Louie504_,



While you can't increase the internal storage of your iPhone, there are a few things you can do to help in this situation.


First, the steps here will help you free up internal storage:


1. Go to Settings > General > [Device] Storage. You might see a list of recommendations for optimizing your device's storage, followed by a list of installed apps and the amount of storage each one uses.
2. Tap an app's name for more information about its storage. Cached data and temporary data might not be counted as usage.
In the detailed view you can:
* Offload the app, which frees up storage used by the app, but keeps its documents and data.
* Delete the app, which removes the app and its related data.
* Depending on the app, you might be able to delete some of its documents and data.
If your device is almost full and can't free up space, you might get a Storage Almost Full alert. If you see this alert, check the storage recommendations or offload some less-used content like videos and apps. 



You can find these steps along with other information that may be helpful, here: How to check the storage on your iPhone and iPad - Apple Support


Second, you can also purchase iCloud storage, which will not directly increase your internal storage, but free up internal storage as mentioned here: What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support



We also recommend restarting your device and keeping it updated as those steps assure you have cleared out any minor software issues and are running the most current version.


Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


We hope this helps.


Cheers!



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