Q: insufficient free storage to update to IOS8 - how to delete items (photos or songs) from phone but retain in cloud

Howdy Member of the Tribe,

It sounds like you’re attempting to run the over-the-air iOS upgrade on your iPhone and you’re seeing an alert that says there isn’t enough free storage on the device. The article below provides information about that alert and will walk you through updating the device with iTunes or freeing up space on the device from Settings.

Resolve issues with an over-the-air iOS update

Resolution

Not enough space to update

If your device doesn't have enough space to download and install the update, you can use iTunes to update your device.

If you can't connect to iTunes, you can make room for the update by removing content on your device that you don't use. To remove content, tap Usage Settings in the Software Update screen. Learn how to see the space used by your apps and their content.

Take care,

-Jason