How do I free up iPhone storage and back up to iCloud despite full storage?

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How do I free up iPhone storage and back up to iCloud despite full storage?

My iphone storage is full and i currently have deleted all the apps on my phone with over 3,000 pictures and 50 videos, yet the storage for pictures went from 105GB to 106.6GB. I can’t even use my phone, it’s been over 2 weeks now. I even upgraded to iCloud+ but I still can’t back up, please help me. There are times that I won’t be able to unlock it because it’s not responding, the worse had taken 2 days before I had my phone to myself. I even had to offload some system apps. I currently am unable to post screenshots of the storage for this same reason.

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Original Title: iPhone storage is full and I can’t access my phone at all. I also can’t backup my iCloud even after upgrading my storage plan because of storage. Please, help me.

Posted on Dec 7, 2025 11:24 AM

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Dec 8, 2025 1:38 AM in response to Mobolaji_

The screenshot that you posted strongly suggests that iCloud Photos is not turned on. It was recommending iCloud Photos (and presumably, Optimize iPhone Storage).

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

Although at this point, your phone is so close to being completely full that you might need to permanently delete some less-important photos just to give iOS a little space to work …

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