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iPhone storage is full but iPhone won't upload photos to iCloud

My iphone storage is full.  It suggests I upload my photos to icloud to

free up space.  I click "enable" and it warns that it will take time, perhaps even overnight.  I say "enable" again and nothing happens. 


I have plenty of room in icloud.  My phone is plugged in and connected to wi-fi.  Icloud has only 33 photos -- the ones taken this year and nothing before. 


Any thoughts on how to move the photos to icloud to free up space?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 1:30 PM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2022 9:00 AM

Hello,

Hmm, did you try waiting awhile? It can take a long time. If nothing is happening, try turning the feature off and then back on again:

Keep your photos safely stored and up to date on all of your devices

Note: it is important to free up local storage or your phone will stop working. See this for other ways to free up storage:

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Good luck.

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Jan 28, 2022 9:00 AM in response to fratro

Hello,

Hmm, did you try waiting awhile? It can take a long time. If nothing is happening, try turning the feature off and then back on again:

Keep your photos safely stored and up to date on all of your devices

Note: it is important to free up local storage or your phone will stop working. See this for other ways to free up storage:

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Good luck.

iPhone storage is full but iPhone won't upload photos to iCloud

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