How to free up space on iPhone

Are you getting notifications that you’re running out of storage more than you’re getting texts from friends? Were you on the vacation of a lifetime, about to snap a fire-emoji pic and then warned you have no storage space? Making sure you have enough storage space on your iPhone is important—and an easy fix. 

Let’s dive into freeing up space on your iPhone below.

Understanding iPhone storage

Before you free up storage space, you must become the storage space understand storage space. iPhones have both internal and external storage. As you might guess, internal storage is built into the device itself, while external storage can be expanded through using things like the iCloud. Internal storage is limited and tends to fill up quickly, while additional external storage can be purchased to store more files, photos and more without sacrificing your phone’s performance. You might think of internal storage like your apartment or house and external storage as an additional storage unit you’re renting. Standard internal storage amounts for iPhone are 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.

How to check storage on iPhone 

It’s easy as fox. Just…

1. Go to your Settings menu
2. Tap on General
3. Navigate to iPhone storage

How to delete photos on iPhone

Believe it or not, photos can be a huge storage suck, so here’s how to delete any photos in your library you no longer need. We recommend deleting any duplicates, anything blurry or those ones where you cut your bangs way too short.

To delete a single photo:

1. Tap Photos
2. Select the photo you want to delete.
3. Tap the Trash button, then Delete Photo

To delete multiple photos:

1. Open Photos.
2. Tap Select, then tap multiple photos or slide your finger across multiple photos to select many at once
3. Tap the Trash button and then confirm 

How to uninstall apps on iPhone 

Apps can be another big drain on your storage. Over time, your iPhone can become cluttered with apps—hello random parking app you had to download to park in that one neighborhood—and affect your phone’s performance. Luckily, there are two ways to declutter those apps. You can either delete them completely or offload them.

Offloading apps is particularly useful if you anticipate needing the app in the future. It can be easily reinstalled without losing any personal data.

Here’s how to offload apps on iPhone:

1. Go to Settings
2. Select General
3. Tap iPhone Storage 
4. Find the app you want to offload
5. Tap Offload App

Here’s how to delete apps on iPhone:

1. Go to the Home Screen
2. Touch and hold the app you want to delete
3. Tap Remove App
4. Tap Delete App
5. Tap Delete to confirm
6. Tap Done

Note: You can also delete directly from the App Library by just touching and holding on to the app you want to delete.

How to delete downloads on iPhone

Whether it’s expired concert tickets, outdated flight information or forms you already filled out, you probably have old downloads taking up space on your iPhone. Here’s how to get rid of them: 

1. Open the Files app then tap Browse
2. Under Locations, tap the location of the files 
3. Tap the More button, then Select
4. Select the files that you want to delete, then tap the Delete button

How to get more storage on iPhone 

You’ve deleted files, photos and apps, but you still need storage space. It happens. Luckily, there are options for adding storage space to your iPhone.

• Use iCloud: You’ve probably received notifications about iCloud. Using cloud storage is a great way to add to your storage capacity without having to delete important files and apps—and it helps your phone run smoothly. It also provides an extra layer of security with automatic backups, ensuring you don’t lose any data. Plus, it’s easy as fox to upgrade right in your phone’s storage. Here’s how:
  1. Open Settings and tap your Apple ID
  2. Tap iCloud
  3. Tap Manage Storage
  4. Select Change Storage Plan to upgrade

• Use a third-party cloud solution: While iCloud is a popular (and straightforward) choice, there are also third-party cloud solutions that can help free up storage space and share files across different platforms. 

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