if I delete my ios storage on my mac will it have a negative effect on my iphone?

I need to free up space on my mac book pro and can delete my ios files from my phone, but I afraid it will delete necessary files from my iphone.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 10:14 AM

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Oct 17, 2023 10:22 AM in response to yvonemb3

The iPhone can operate just fine without a computer. Any files that are stored on the Mac are really not a requirement of the normal operation of the iPhone.


However, having said that, any backups stored on the Mac will be unavailable to the iPhone should you need them later.


Can you tell us what iOS storage data you wish to delete?


If you are trying to free up storage space on your MBP, I suggest you focus on photos, videos, application installer packages and other unused downloads. Move these files to an external storage device and then delete them from the internal drive.

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