iTunes Storage on iPhone

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iTunes Storage on iPhone

I'm hoping Apple Music (which I've had since it came out) will allow me to store fewer music files on my iPhone. Isn't that the idea? I am reluctant to delete music off my iPhone for fear that it will be deleted from Apple Music entirely.

...and I have a similar issue with Photos.

Thanks in advance.

iPhone 5s, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Oct 15, 2016 10:01 PM

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Answer 1

norm123

Community Specialist

Oct 17, 2016 8:21 AM in response to toddfromheber

Hi toddfromheber,

It sounds like you have questions regarding how storage is used on your iPhone now that you use Apple Music. While any music made available offline will use storage on the device, music streamed via Apple Music will temporarily utilize device storage. These would be considered cached files or cached data that will automatically be deleted. This process allows you to utilize more of the device storage for other resources. If you are concerned with running out of space on your device, see the articles below for ways to optimize storage.

Check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

How OS X and iOS report storage capacity

You also have the option to optimize photos via iCloud Photo Library. Take a look at the article below for more information on this feature. If you are concerned with losing photos, you can always import them to your computer via the steps in the second link below.

iCloud Photo Library

Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Please let us know if you have any additional questions, and thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities!

Cheers.

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Answer 2

Oct 17, 2016 8:58 AM in response to toddfromheber

Thanks for your help. The additional Photos info will be helpful also as that's my next migration once the library is uploaded to iCloud (which takes quite a while initially).

T

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Answer 3

i_rina

Community Specialist

Oct 17, 2016 12:51 PM in response to toddfromheber

Todd,

You are welcome! Please let us know if you run into any issues.

Cheers.

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