iMovie Documents & Data size

I don’t think you understand my issue. This is why I gave an example to try before giving a solution. Like I said, if I create a project (and let’s say it’s 1GB in size), when you delete the project, it still shows up as 1GB used as Documents & Data under iPhone Storage in Settings. If the project only refers to the files in the Photos app, then why would the Documents & Data size even change at all? Please just try it. Check how much space iMovie is currently using, open the app, create a project, add some videos, go back, rename it (so you know it’s saved), close the app and check the size of the Documents & Data of the app again. Let’s say it’s now 400MB more than it was before. Now, open back up the app, delete the project, close the app and check the size again. Has it reduced by 400MB?

I just deleted and reinstalled the app. In Settings it showed 673.1MB for the app size and 16kb for Documents & Data. I opened the app, checked the size and the 16kb went up to 3MB, fair enough. I created a movie, added some photos & videos, clicked ‘Done’ and now I have 1 Project, ‘My Movie’. Go back to Settings and it now shows 540.7MB for Documents & Data. I reopened iMovie, deleted the project, closed the app, went back to settings and it still shows 540.7MB for Documents & Data. There in nothing in my ‘Recently Deleted’ folder in the Photos app

This is hilarious! I deleted and reinstalled the app to test a theory. Docs & Data is at 16k. I open the app, start a new project and just scroll through my media (not adding anything). Switch to Storage and it’s up 300MB! Switch back to iMovie, keep scrolling and switch back. It’s now at 729MB. One more time and it’s at 970MB! The Documents & Data just builds up even if you don’t do anything. I’m thinking it’s designed to do this to eat up your storage so you consider upgrading. As everyone know, that’s where Apple make their biggest profits

No worries. Thanks for your time. It just seems a bit stupid that I have to delete and reinstall the app every time I finish using it or just be happy with it gobbling up GBs of my storage