The notes take up a lot of space

iPhone and iPad are using the same account. The Notes app contains 120 notes (text-only, without attachments). On the iPhone, the notes take up 6 GB of storage, while on the iPad, they take up 10 GB. How is that possible? For text files, that's simply unrealistic.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 14, 2025 8:01 AM

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Notes App Storage Issue - Space Taken Up Despite Few Notes Hello Community and Apple Support Team, I've been experiencing a problem with my iPhone's Notes app and I'm hoping someone here can provide some guidance. My iPhone keeps indicating that the Notes app is taking up a significant amount of storage space, even though I don't have nearly that many notes saved. To give you an idea of the discrepancy, my phone's storage settings show that the Notes app is using up to 25 GB of space, but I only have around 20-30 short text notes, which shouldn't take up more than a few MB at most. I have already tried restarting my iPhone and updating to the latest iOS version, but the issue persists. Has anyone else encountered this problem, or can anyone suggest a solution? I'm worried that this storage issue might affect the overall performance of my iPhone. Thank you in advance for your help!
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