Use the Cloud Moving files to the Cloud is an easy way to free up space locally on your i, and phone. For those with large Camera Rolls, enabling Apple i. Cloud offers 5GB of space for free. There’s also an option under Settings > i. Cloud > Photos (when i. Cloud Photo Library is turned on) called Optimize i, and phone storage.
Unfortunately you cannot “make space” on your i. Phone by removing the photos and expecting to be still resident in i. Cloud because that’s not how i, and cloud works. , i Cloud is a syncing/mirroring service that syncs all of your data across of your devices making them available to you. If your i. Phone storage is full, you will have to remove data.
How much storage space do I get with iCloud?
When you set up i. Cloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. You can use that storage space to back up your device and to keep all of your photos, videos, documents, and text messages securely stored and updated everywhere.
How do I free up space in iCloud?
Before freeing up space in i. Cloud, the first thing you should do is to go to check what data you have in i. Cloud and how much space it’s taking up. Here is how: If you’re using i. OS 10.3 or later, go to Settings > [your name] > i, and cloud., tap i Cloud Storage or Manage Storage. If you’re using i. OS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > i. Cloud > Storage.
How do I free up space on my iCloud?
You can delete duplicate photos and videos to free up space. You can also delete and disable any application data that you don’t want to back up to i, and cloud.
Can I use iCloud to expand my iPhone storage?
, your i Phone has a fixed storage capacity that cannot be technically adjusted. You can regularly delete unneeded content from your device to free up storage space. Alternately, you can use i. Cloud to virtually expand your i, and phone storage. We want to compare these two storage options to clarify the differences.
What can you do with iCloud storage?
, i, and cloud storage. You can use that storage space to back up your device and to keep all of your photos, videos, documents, and text messages securely stored and updated everywhere. Depending on the size of your backup and the amount of content you keep in i. Cloud, you might run out of free space.