Photo storage

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Photo storage

HI

can anyone advise why my wife's photos on iPhone 4 (545 photos and 7videos less than 1 minute each) takes up 1.7gb of storage whereas my iPhone 5s photos (2000+ and 60 videos) only take up 1.1 gb of storage?

thanks

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 4:12 AM

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Answer 1

Jonathan UK

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Sep 8, 2016 4:38 AM in response to Spudz99

Hi

If you are using iCloud Photo Library, your iPhone may be automatically managing your photos and videos to optimise storage space on your iPhone (by using space-saving versions), whilst retaining your full resolution originals in iCloud.

More information:

iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support

Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Spudz99 Author

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Sep 8, 2016 4:40 AM in response to Jonathan UK

Yep got it, that led me to discover 'optimise iPhone storage' is ticked in my settings, didn't see that as an option on her iphone 4 so presumably its unavailable on that and there's the difference

thankyou

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Answer 3

Jonathan UK

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Sep 8, 2016 4:44 AM in response to Spudz99

You're welcome!

iCloud Photo Library requires iOS 8.3 or later, so I'm afraid it can't be used on your wife's iPhone 4.

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