iPhone Storage Nearly Maxed

Hi, I have an iPhone, and recently my storage has nearly maxed and it’s causing me loads of frustration and some lag with certain things I utilize the phone for.


When I go under my storage, it tells me the Photos app is taking up over 50+ gb, however I decided to go through all of my photos to delete duplicates, ones in a drive backed up, etc, and the number never went down (deleted from recently deleted AND re-opened settings app to refresh).


What is taking up 50 gb still??? Is me deleting 150 some pictures and 50 videos not enough? I've already searched to see if some specific document was taking up lots of space but, nope.


How can I fix this?

iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 21, 2025 8:11 PM

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Mar 21, 2025 8:27 PM in response to abby_s28

"iPhone Storage Nearly Maxed: Hi, I have an iPhone, and recently my storage has nearly maxed and it’s causing me loads of frustration and some lag with certain things I utilize the phone for. [...]What is taking up 50 gb still??? Is me deleting 150 some pictures and 50 videos not enough? I've already searched to see if some specific document was taking up lots of space but, nope."

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Troubleshooting iPhone Storage:

Internal storage cannot be upgraded. It is what it is. So, the maximum internal storage capacity never increases, even if you upgraded your iCloud plan. Learn More here: What's the Difference Between Device Storage and iCloud Storage? Apple Support


So, what to do...

Clear Space Using my User Tips:

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Mar 21, 2025 8:45 PM in response to TheLittles

I didn’t reference anything, just messed around! But, for some reason my iCloud photo transfers were still transferring photos I was deleting so I restarted the syncing process and the Photos app storage went back to normal. Not sure if this was a glitch, but thankfully that fixed it. 🤷‍♀️

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Mar 21, 2025 9:00 PM in response to abby_s28

"I didn’t reference anything, just messed around! But, for some reason my iCloud photo transfers were still transferring photos I was deleting so I restarted the syncing process and the Photos app storage went back to normal. Not sure if this was a glitch, but thankfully that fixed it"

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Transferring Phots Stalling:

The transfer can stall due to overheating, or times that you deleted in the transfer queue. As for it going back to normal, I assume you mean that the storage meet your expectations, is that correct?

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