iPhone Storage Full?

1 Delete Old Messages & Attachments

Messages with photos/videos can use gigabytes of storage:

1. Go to Settings → General → iPhone Storage → Messages
2. Review large attachments, photos, videos, GIFs
3. Swipe left on conversations to delete
4. Or auto-delete: Settings → Messages → Keep Messages → 30 Days or 1 Year

2 Clear Safari Cache & Data

Browser cache grows over time:

1. Go to Settings → Safari
2. Tap Clear History and Website Data
3. This removes browsing history, cookies, and cached files

3 Delete Unused Apps

Apps you haven't used in months are just taking space:

1. Go to Settings → General → iPhone Storage
2. Scroll down to see apps sorted by size
3. Tap an app, then Delete App

Tip: Look at "Last Used" date - if it's months ago, delete it.

4 Offload Unused Apps (Keep Data)

Removes app but keeps its data for later:

1. Go to Settings → General → iPhone Storage
2. Tap an app → Offload App
3. Or enable automatic: Settings → App Store → Offload Unused Apps

The app icon stays on your home screen with a cloud icon. Tap to re-download.

5 Delete Duplicates & Screenshots

1. Open Photos app
2. Go to Albums → Utilities
3. Check Duplicates - merge them to save space
4. Check Screenshots - delete old ones you don't need
5. Check Screen Recordings - these are HUGE

6 Empty Recently Deleted Album

Deleted photos stay for 30 days, still using space:

1. Open Photos → Albums → Recently Deleted
2. Tap Select → Delete All
3. Confirm to permanently remove

7 Enable iCloud Photos (Optimize Storage)

Keep full-resolution photos in iCloud, smaller versions on phone:

1. Go to Settings → Photos
2. Enable iCloud Photos
3. Select Optimize iPhone Storage
4. Full photos are in iCloud; iPhone keeps smaller versions

8 Clear App Caches

Many apps store lots of cached data:

• Spotify: Settings → Storage → Delete Cache
• Netflix: Delete downloaded shows you've watched
• Podcasts: Delete downloaded episodes
• YouTube: Settings → History & Privacy → Clear Watch History

Nuclear option: Delete and reinstall the app to clear all cache.

9 Manage Offline Content

Downloaded music, movies, and maps take huge space:

• Apple Music: Settings → Music → Downloaded Music → Edit to remove
• Apple TV: Settings → TV → Downloaded Videos
• Apple Maps: Settings → Maps → Offline Maps → delete old maps
• Google Maps: Delete offline areas you no longer need

10 Review "Other" Storage

"Other" or "System Data" can grow large over time:

• Siri voices, fonts, logs, cache
• Hard to clear directly
• Best fix: Back up to computer, then Erase All Content and Settings, then restore
• This "re-packs" storage and typically recovers several GB