Why am I deleting photos but my storage is still full?

Restart or force restart AFTER deleting your photos and videos. When you delete items, including photos and videos, from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, they often just marked for deletion by your iOS and iPadOS. The actual removal happens when you power down your device and power it back on–in other words, restarting!

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Why is my storage full even after deleting photos?

A common reason for this issue revolves around the Recently Deleted album in the Photos app. This album allows you to recover deleted photos and videos for up to 30 days after deleting them.

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Why is my iPhone not deleting photos storage full?

If you can't delete photos from iPhone when storage is full, you can go to Settings to check iPhone storage suggestions to free up space. Go to Settings > Tap General > Tap iPhone Storage to check.

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Does deleting photos free up storage?

You can use Google Photos to save space on your device when you delete photos that are safely backed up. Before you use this feature, you must ensure that you've already backed up your photos properly.

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Why does my iPhone say I don't have enough storage when I do?

This error means you are not able to store any new data such as pictures, videos, downloads, and more. You need to clear some space on your iPhone before you are able to save a new one. The first thing you can do is check how much storage space your apps are using.

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Why does my iPhone storage keep filling up after I delete things?

Cached files are created when you stream or view content like music, videos, and photos. When you stream music or video, that content is stored as cached files on your device so you can quickly access it again. Your device automatically removes cached files and temporary files when your device needs more space.

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Why is my phone saying storage is full when it isn t?

Sometimes the "Android storage space running out but it's not" issue is caused by the overwhelming amount of data stored on your phone's internal memory. If you have many apps on your Android device and use them simultaneously, cache memory on your phone can be blocked, which leads to Android insufficient storage.

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Do deleted iPhone photos take up storage?

The key to solving the problem is that deleted photos continue to take up storage space on your phone until you really delete them.

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Why is my iPhone photo storage full?

By default, your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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How do I clear storage on my iPhone?

Follow these few simple steps, and you'll be on your way to a less overloaded, more organized iPhone or iPad.
  1. Check Your Total Usage. ...
  2. Find Apps Taking Up the Most Space. ...
  3. Target Apps You Don't Use. ...
  4. Check Your Photo and Video Use. ...
  5. Wade Out of the Stream. ...
  6. Remove Unwanted Music. ...
  7. Get (Rid of) the Message. ...
  8. Empty Your Browser's Cache.

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What to delete when storage is full?

  1. Close apps that don't respond. You don't usually need to close apps. ...
  2. Uninstall apps you don't use. If you uninstall an app and need it later, you can download it again. ...
  3. Clear the app's cache & data. You can usually clear an app's cache and data with your phone's Settings app.

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How many GB is 1000 pictures?

If the photos are high-resolution and of the highest quality, then each may take up 5MB of storage. Using this rough estimate, 1000 pictures would take between about 500MB and 5000MB of storage. This is the equivalent of 0.5GB to 5GB. Overall, 1000 pictures may take anywhere from 0.5GB to 5GB of storage.

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What can I do if my iPhone storage is full?

  1. You can free up space on an iPhone by deleting apps, photos, and videos.
  2. To free more space on your iPhone, clear Safari's cache and delete old messages.
  3. To see how much storage space is left, head to Settings > General > iPhone Storage.

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Why is iPhone storage full when I have iCloud?

Backups of your devices are often the culprits behind a full iCloud storage space. It's entirely possible you had your old iPhone set to upload backups to the cloud automatically, and then never removed those files.

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Do old texts take up space?

Delete old text messages

You'll be surprised to see how much storage space your text messages take on your smartphone. You may not even realize those messages are being saved to your phone. Don't worry, you can delete them. Be sure to delete messages with photos and videos first — they chew up the most space.

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How do I free up storage without deleting photos?

Free Up Space with Google Photos
  1. Download the app for free (Apple/Android)
  2. Log in using your Google account. ...
  3. Click “Device Folders” to select which folders you want to back up.
  4. Once all your media is backed up, click “Free Up Space”.

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How many GB is 10,000 photos on iPhone?

A very rough estimate based upon what I have would be about 35 GB for 10,000 photos.

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Is 50GB a lot of storage for photos?

50GB can hold around 13,888 images stored in JPEG format. It can store around 1,190 RAW images at a time. Besides, it can hold around 833 RAW photos and up to 16,000 JPEG images on a cloud storage system. On average, it holds about 12,000 images.

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How much space does 6000 photos take up?

Although photo file sizes differ between smartphones depending on their camera specs, on average each photo requires 5MB of storage. For the occasional photographer, 1GB should be enough phone storage for 200 photos. If you're a selfie addict, 30GB will allow you to store approximately 6,000 photos.

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What takes up the most storage on your phone?

On an Android Phone, Go to Settings > Storage

There, you'll see exactly how much space you're using and how much is being devoted to categories such as apps, images, and videos. Tapping on one of those categories provides more detail, such as which apps are using the most space.

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Do emails take up space on your phone?

Also make sure you check other folders where emails are stored. Tap the Menu (three lines) icon at the top left. Check the Sent folder or any other folder you think may contain emails you can delete. Regular emails do not take up a lot of space.

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How do I delete to free up storage?

Clean up storage through Google One
  1. On your Android device, open the Google One app .
  2. At the bottom, tap Storage. Free up account storage.
  3. Select the category you want to manage.
  4. Select the files you want to remove. To sort files, at the top, tap Filter . ...
  5. After you select your files, at the top, tap Delete .

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Why is my iPhone storage so high?

One of the biggest culprits for Other/System Data growing out of hand is streaming lots of music and video. When you download video or music from the iTunes Store, TV app, or Music app, it's indexed as Media. But streams have caches used to ensure smooth playback, and those are categorized as Other/System Data.

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Is 128 GB a lot of storage?

128GB is usually enough for most people, but a big reason why many still consider upgrading to 256GB is simply to get some peace of mind. After all, you don't want to have to bother freeing up storage space all the time.

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