Apple Employees Share 3 Storage-Wasting Settings Everyone Should Turn Off

It’s amazing how quickly your phone’s storage can fill up, even when you’re not downloading dozens of new apps or snapping thousands of photos. Many apps use up space in the background, storing data, caching content, and growing larger over time without you even noticing. Suddenly, when you want to take a video, download an update, or save an important file, you’re hit with the dreaded “Storage Full” message—and your phone stubbornly refuses to keep doing what you need it to do just when you need it most.

Luckily, you don’t always have to delete your favorite apps to free up space. Often, it’s just a matter of knowing which apps are the worst storage hogs and making a few small changes to how they’re set up or used. In some cases, clearing cached data, adjusting settings, or even turning off certain background features can make a big difference. Here are three of the biggest storage offenders on iPhone and what you can do to keep them from taking over your phone.