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iCloud or phone media storage

How come when I delete media on my phone that is stored in iCloud I don’t get more space on my phone? I pay for 1TB and I’m using 600GB on iCloud, when I delete 30GB I still barely get 1 GB of space on my phone

Posted on May 1, 2024 1:23 PM

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May 1, 2024 10:03 PM in response to Fishyswim3

Fishyswim3 wrote:

How come when I delete media on my phone that is stored in iCloud I don’t get more space on my phone? I pay for 1TB and I’m using 600GB on iCloud, when I delete 30GB I still barely get 1 GB of space on my phone

Because iCloud isn't an 'extension' of your phone's internal storage, it's a program to sync, back up, and share files. While there are certain space-saving features of iCloud (such as storing high-res photos in the cloud while keeping lower res thumbnails on the actual device), you can't use iCloud as you would internal device storage.


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iCloud or phone media storage

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