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Why does it say photos takes up 52 GB of storage on my iPhone but iCloud says 122 GB is taken up. I don’t want to upgrade and my phone refused to send or receive photos.
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16
Gray_09 Said:
"Photos: Why does it say photos takes up 52 GB of storage on my iPhone but iCloud says 122 GB is taken up. I don’t want to upgrade and my phone refused to send or receive photos."
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Troubleshooting iPhone Storage:
Internal storage cannot be upgraded. It is what it is. So, the maximum internal storage capacity never increases, even if you upgraded your iCloud plan. Learn More here: What's the Difference Between Device Storage and iCloud Storage? Apple Support
So, what to do...
Clear Space Using my User Tips:
- How to Clear Space from your Mobile Device, and What to Clear: - User Tip. You may have too much installed, and need to clear space. So, see my user tip:
- How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup - User Tip. Caches would be being used for remembrance of application use. It is essentially the same for an iPhone. You'd backup your iPhone, and then restore your iPhone from the backup you've just created. All System Data will delete.
