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This Is How To Correctly Free Up Tons Of iCloud Storage Without Paying For More, According To An Apple Expert

April 30, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
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If you’re running out of storage space, you’ll know it. You’ll receive a pop-up that alerts you to your dwindling storage situation. If you don’t address it then, the situation won’t get better. You’ll find yourself unable to do anything that requires significant storage space, whether that means taking photos and videos or downloading large files. Sooner or later your phone may stall and become ridiculously slow, to such all degree that you may contemplate throwing in the towel and paying any amount for extra space.

Put simply: a phone without storage space isn’t very useful.

Before you take out your wallet, consider alternatives that cost nothing at all. These simple and effective tricks for your iPhone can help you gain back valuable storage space without having to spend a dollar.

Delete Duplicate Photos

If you’ve recently discovered that your phone has been taking duplicate photos, this could be a major reason why you’re lacking storage space. Open the Photos app, select all photos, identify the duplicate photos, and delete them.

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Don’t Move Everything Over to iCloud

 


Moving most things, and especially anything that takes up significant space, is a good way to free up space on your device.  This means photos and videos that you want to keep, for sure, as well as large files like podcasts and TV shows.  But you shouldn’t think of iCloud as a trash can — that’s not its function. Since you don’t want your iCloud storage space to dip low, it’s important to make difficult decisions with your data and delete as much as you can. Save only those files that you know you’ll need or want later.

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Delete Apps and Texts

 


This isn’t the time to be precious with your apps and old text messages. You need storage space and you need it fast! One of the easiest and fastest ways to gain back storage is by deleting every single app you rarely use. This advice goes double if it’s a social media app that is already hogging storage. While you’re saying good-bye to apps, do the same with old text messages. Get into the good habit of deleting texts after you’ve read them and go into settings to set up your account so that it automatically deletes texts after 30 days.

Author:

Lisa Fogarty is a lifestyle writer and reporter based in New York who covers health, wellness, relationships, sex, beauty, and parenting.

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