How to Free Up iPhone Storage Space

You can free up iPhone storage space by removing unwanted photos, offloading apps, clearing cache, and more. Follow the detailed steps to free iPhone storage.

Unlike Android phones, iPhones do not allow us to add an SD card to expand the storage space. With the passage of time, iPhone storage can reach its limits, especially if we don't regularly clean unwanted photos, uninstall unwanted apps, and manage our media files wisely.

If you have reached the position where you are now getting alerts of almost full storage space, then don't worry. You can free up a significant portion of iPhone storage space easily within minutes. In this guide, we have shortlisted the seven key steps you need to take to clear iPhone storage. So, let's jump right to it!

How to Free Up iPhone Storage Space?

There are many ways to free up iPhone storage space, such as remove images from iPhone, large attachments, rarely used apps, and more. Follow the below seven steps to gradually free your iPhone's storage space:

Step 1. Analyze Your Storage Usage

First thing first, you should analyze your storage usage and see what your high storage consuming data types are. To do so, open the iPhone's Settings and click General > iPhone Storage. From there, you can see which data types are consuming the most space, such as photos, apps, system data, etc.

Step 2. Get Rid of Useless Photos

In most cases, photos are the main contributor to filling up iPhone storage space. A single click can take up MBs of storage. So, imagine if there are hundreds of duplicate, similar, blurred, or unwanted photos. This means that you can free up significant iPhone storage by deleting unwanted photos. That's where the Cleanup Pro App comes into action.

Cleanup Pro App is an AI-powered iPhone storage cleaner that provides a click-based interface to remove unwanted photos. It performs an AI deep scan of iPhone storage and categorizes photos into different folders, like duplicates, similar, blurred, etc. Afterward, you can delete entire folders or specific photos with a simple swipe.

Follow the below steps on how to remove photos from iPhone with the Cleanup Pro App:

1.     Install the Cleanup Pro App from the App Store and launch it.

2.     Tap AI Cleaning > Scan from the home screen.

3.     Once the scan is completed, select the folders or specific photos to delete.

Click Clear App > Delete to get rid of selected photos or folders.

That's how to clean up photos on iPhone with the click-based approach of Cleanup Pro App.

Step 3. Offload Unused Apps

After freeing up storage by deleting unwanted photos, the next step is to offload unused apps. But what does offload app mean?

Offloading is the process of uninstalling the app but keeping its data. This approach is suitable to free up storage consumed by rarely used apps. Here's how to offload unused apps on iPhone:

1.     Open the iPhone's Settings app.

2.     Click General > iPhone Storage.

3.     Click the App to offload and tap "Offload App".

4.     Redo the above steps to offload more apps.

This way, you can remove rarely used apps and save up storage.

Step 4. Clear Browser Cache

When we browse the web using Safari, Chrome, or another browser, iPhone storage caches and other data. This data volume grows with the passage of time. So, it is recommended to clear the browser cache to free up iPhone storage as follows:

For Chrome

1.     Open the Chrome app.

2.     Click Options > Settings > Privacy and security.

3.     Click "Clear Browsing Data".

4.     Pick cache and other data types to clear and click "Clear Browsing Data".

For Safari:

1.     Open iPhone Settings.

2.     Click Safari.

3.     Click "Clear History and Website Data".

You can follow similar steps for other browsers you might be using and clear your browser cache.

Step 5. Clear System Data on iPhone

iPhone storage space is also consumed significantly by so-called system data. You will be amazed to find that many apps have consumed GBs of storage space. For example, go to iPhone Storage and click any app. See the size under "Documents and Data". You will see the GBs of the storage space consumed.

Therefore, this step focuses on clearing the cache of frequently used apps to get back the consumed storage. The steps are as follows:

1.     Navigate to Settings > General > iPhone Storage > click any app.

2.     Click "Delete App" to uninstall the app and all its associated data.

3.     Open the App Store and reinstall the app.

This way, you can quickly remove the app cache and reduce its impact on the storage.

Step 6. Delete Large Attachments in Messages

Messages are more than just sending text content. Some users also share/receive GIFs, memes, selfies, and other media, which can consume a large portion of iPhone storage. So, the sixth step is to delete large attachments from the Messages app, as follows:

1.     Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage.

2.     Find and click "Messages".

3.     Click the category that is taking the most space. Keep in mind that if you pick "Top Conversations", it will remove entire threads, not only attachments. To avoid that, select "Photos" or other categories.

4.     Click "Edit" from the top right corner.

5.     Select the attachments to remove and hit the "Delete" icon.

This way, you can get rid of large attachments in messages.

Step 7. Remove Offline Content

The last step is to remove offline content. Many times, we download content from Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify to watch offline while traveling. However, such offline content can silently consume GBs of data. Therefore, you should also remove offline content to free up iPhone storage.

Conclusion

iPhone storage can quickly fill up if you don't delete unnecessary data regularly. Even if you are trapped in almost full storage, the above steps can rescue you and free up iPhone storage. Follow them one by one and restore significant iPhone storage. If you don't have time to follow all the above steps, then just simply use the Cleanup Pro App. This AI-powered app can intelligently remove photos from iPhone with one click. So, be smart and take control of your storage space.

FAQs

1.     Does deleting photos from iPhone delete from iCloud?

When you delete photos from iPhone, they do not delete them from iCloud by default. It will only happen if you have enabled iCloud Photos, as this feature syncs iPhone photos with iCloud and deletes them when they are removed from the iPhone.

2.     How often should you clear Safari cache?

The recommended strategy is to clear Safari cache regularly every few months. This will free up storage space and also optimize the browser's performance.

3.     Does offloading an app Delete everything?

No, when you offload the app, it does not delete everything. The app's documents and data are still saved locally on your iPhone. Only the app itself is deleted.