I'm trying to free up storage on my iPhone because Photos is taking up 12 GB, but I've already transferred all my pictures to Google and deleted them from my phone. I'm considering turning off iCloud Photos in my settings and selecting 'remove from iPhone,' but I'm worried about losing any of my photos that are still stored in iCloud or shared albums. Can anyone clarify how this affects my photos?
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You'll be fine! Turning off iCloud Photos won’t delete the pictures stored in iCloud, but you should know that if you do that, you won't have access to any shared albums on your iPhone anymore. They won’t disappear entirely; you just can’t see them on your device until you toggle it back on. Also, the 12GB you're seeing might be due to cached data or items in 'Recently Deleted.' Make sure to empty that bin after you make the change!
Disabling iCloud Photos and selecting 'remove from iPhone' is a solid way to clear that ghost storage. If your 'Recently Deleted' folder is already empty, then the remaining storage could be system cache. Unfortunately, there's no straightforward way to clear the system cache on an iPhone, but sometimes a quick restart can help free up some extra space. If you're still having issues after this, consider connecting your iPhone to a computer to see if it shows a different storage breakdown.
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