How To Expand Iphone Storage

So, what is actually taking up so much space on your phone? It depends on how you use it, of course. It could be photos, videos, audio files, or documents such as PDFs etc.

For many, it's likely photos and videos – both those you take yourself and those sent to you by others – that are using more room than anything else, so getting as many of them off your phone as possible should be your priority.

While deleting photos and videos may seem a bit drastic in this day and age, free online storage isn't as readily available as it once was, so it's worth seeing what you can get rid of before looking to store them elsewhere.

Many people have multiple GBs of various files stored – and if you only have, say, 32GB to play with in total, they can easily take up a large proportion of that. Obviously, what's worth keeping or deleting is subjective, so you've little choice than to go through them manually and sort the wheat from the chaff.

When it comes to finding the largest photos, videos, audio and documents, your phone will do the heavy lifting for you...

OnAndroid, open the Files app – if you don't already have it, download it for free – and it will show you how much space different file types are taking up. To find the largest, tap Images, Videos, Audio, or Documents then the three dots in the top right-hand corner, then Sort by > Largest first. You can then view them, and delete them by tapping and holding the one(s) you want to delete, then tapping the trash can icon, then the Delete button.

On youriOS device, open Settings, then go to General > iPhone Storage > Review Large Attachments. Before you review them it will tell you how much storage you could claim back if you delete them all. You'll be shown large files in order of size; to delete some or all of them, tap Edit, select the files you want to delete, and then tap the trash can icon.

Of course, you're likely going to want to keep a fair amount, and if after deleting what you can you're still short of space, then bag free online storage.