How to Increase the Storage Capacity of an iPhone or iPad

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Due to apps taking up more and more space and media being more storage-hungry than ever, it appears that storage capacity is one of the most common complaints among iPhone and iPad owners. Here’s how to make it right.

Preparing to Make Storage Space Available

Before you start making space on your iOS device, make sure you have the most recent version of iOS installed:

1. Select “Settings” > “General” from the drop-down menu.
2. Select “Software Update” from the menu. If you have the most recent version, the message “Your software is up to date” will appear. Otherwise, you’ll be prompted to download and install the most recent version.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts until your smartphone reboots with the most recent iOS version installed. If you don’t have enough space on your device to update it, go through the next three steps to free up some space before repeating this step.

It’s a good idea to use iCloud to back up any data or photographs you want to save before starting.

Making Storage Space Available

Deleting Unused Apps

1. Select “General” from the “Settings” menu.
2. To see your available storage space, tap “Storage” in the middle of the screen.
3. Scroll down to see a complete list of all the apps taking up your storage space (largest appear first).
4. Tap “Delete App,” then “Delete App” again to remove any apps you don’t use. This will remove the app as well as delete all of its data.

Deleting Unwanted Media

To completely erase undesirable media files, follow these steps:

1. To access all of your photographs and videos, use the “Photos” app (videos display a small camera icon).
2. Select the files you want to delete by tapping “Select” in the top right corner.
3. Tap the Trash icon, then “Delete” 10 items (or however many you want to delete). Your files are not immediately removed; instead, they are relocated to the Recently Deleted folder, where they will remain for 30 days (giving you the option to restore them if you want).
4. Tap Albums at the bottom of the Photos app, then the Recently Deleted folder, permanently remove these files and reclaim the storage space they take up.
5. At the upper right, touch Select, then Delete All, then Delete X Items. You can also unsubscribe from any podcasts you’ve already heard.

Delete your Cache

Clearing the cache is another effective approach to free up some space while potentially making your browsers and apps function faster. Regrettably, this must be done for each app separately. Safari, or any other browser you choose to use, is frequently the most storage-hogging culprit. To clear your Safari cache, follow these steps:

1. Go to Safari > Settings.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Clear History and Website Data.
3. Confirm that the deletion was successful.

Some additional apps, but not all, provide a simple way to erase some unwanted data through the settings menu.

Conclusion

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User Questions:

1. How come my iPhone storage is full even though I have iCloud storage?

Backups, photographs, and texts can take up half or more of your storage space for most Apple users. Backups of your devices are frequently the cause of an iCloud storage space overflow. You may set your previous iPhone to automatically upload backups to the cloud and never delete those files.

2. Are photos deleted from iCloud kept on the iPhone?

When you remove a photo or video from the Photos app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, it also disappears from iCloud Photos and any other devices where you’ve signed in to iCloud Photos. It also doesn’t contribute to your iCloud storage.

3. Does deleting images from your iPhone also delete them from your Google Photos account?

When you delete photos from your iPhone but not from Google Photos, what happens? Only the device copy will be deleted when you do so. The Google Photos cloud copy will remain accessible at photos.google.com. They’ll appear on your phone as well, but just in the Google Photos app.

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