HELP! issues with icloud storage and photo syncing.

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HELP! issues with icloud storage and photo syncing.

So ive had my phone a long time(11) and its always had trouble syncing the photos from my old phone. I recently decided to buy the .99 plan for icloud+, to get back all of those old memories if i could. i only have 739 photos on this current phone. Well, now all of my freshly bought storage is taken and it says i have 1k photos syncing now, but i still can only see the 739 i have. And a majority of my freshly bought space is taken by apps now; even though i only have 4-5 on this phone only taking ~156mb or less. So my fresh storage is being taken by photos and apps i can’t even see! HELP!!!

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 7:13 PM

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TheLittles

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Sep 25, 2023 7:27 PM in response to HelpIcloudspaceissues

HelpIcloudspaceissues Said:

"HELP! issues with icloud storage and photo syncing."

Thank you or the screenshot.

Clear Space --Rid of "System Data" (Formerly Called "Other"):

See that gray line of the far-right end of the line ? It is called System Storage (formerly called "Other"). You can rid of it. See my User Tip: How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup - User Tip

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TheLittles

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Sep 26, 2023 12:45 AM in response to HelpIcloudspaceissues

HelpIcloudspaceissues Said:

"HELP! issues with icloud storage and photo syncing.The issue is doesn’t getting rid of that require a backup? my phone hasn’t backed up in months. i’m okay with doing what i have to do but my phone doesn’t even have enough space to back it up right now. thank you for the help it means a lot!"

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You are welcome.

Proud to hear that my User Tip is helpful to you too, as it is to many: How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup - User Tip

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muguy

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Sep 25, 2023 7:22 PM in response to HelpIcloudspaceissues

Apps are not stored in iCloud. Your pictures will sync to iCloud. You may wish to optimize photo storage to keep the original photos in iCloud and lower-resolution, optimized photos on device to save space.

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Sep 25, 2023 7:49 PM in response to TheLittles

The issue is doesn’t getting rid of that require a backup? my phone hasn’t backed up in months. i’m okay with doing what i have to do but my phone doesn’t even have enough space to back it up right now. thank you for the help it means a lot!

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Sep 25, 2023 7:53 PM in response to muguy

so the app storage is truly reflective of what i currently have on my phone? right after i bought the storage my phone showed it had SO much space, everything i had was virtually only 5gb of the 60. it somehow jumped hours later to being where it is now. Is there a way to fix that too? or will that get back under control once i fix the other issues?

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muguy

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Sep 25, 2023 8:02 PM in response to HelpIcloudspaceissues

You cannot add storage to your device, it will always be fixed at 64 GB. What you see if likely reflective of everything on your device, yes. I'd recommend optimizing your photo storage. But, you may need to offload apps first to free up space on your device. 64GB isn't very much space, especially considering that half is taken up by photos

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Sep 25, 2023 8:09 PM in response to muguy

alright, thanks. i’ll delete everything i don’t use and try the method the other commenter said in the morning. i’ll update you if things don’t get better. thank you for the help! never had this issue before so thanks for the reassurance

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