How To Clean iPhone Storage In 5 Steps - 2024

 Your iPhone then comes with non-replaceable memory. It can have 64, 128, 256 GB etc. capacity depending on the model you bought. It is important to keep the memory good and clean as it cannot be increased later. In this article, we cover what needs to be done to clear the iPhone's memory.

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1. Clearing Safari Cache:

To clear your Safari cache, go to Settings > Safari and tap Clear History and Website Data.

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If you want to keep history but delete cache go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data and then tap Remove All Website Data. When there's no history or website data to clear, the setting turns gray. The setting might also be gray if you have web content restrictions set up under Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time.

2. Optimizing Photo Storage

Photos takes a lots of storage. But you can keep smaller photo files instead of original versions. Full resolution photos and videos saved on your iCloud account and if you want you can download it again. To enable this feature open Settings, tap Photos make sure there's a blue checkmark next to the Optimize iPhone Storage option.

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3. Offload Apps You Don't Use All the Time:

If you don't want to completely delete an app, you can offload it. Offloading lets you keep the documents and data so that you can reinstall it anytime and use it right away. To do this, Settings > General > iPhone Storage and then tap any app that you want to offload and tap Offload App. You can also set your iPhone to do this automatically by Settings > App Store > Offload Unused Apps toggle on.

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4. Automatically Delete Old Messages:

Deleting old messages can help even more than you think. Old iMessage chats may be consuming your memory. To prevent this, Settings > Messages > Keep Messages and then you can select an option there.

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5. Restoring iPhone:

All of this may not have been enough. If storage usage hasn't dropped in a few days, Restore is probably the last resort. Since these steps are in a single article, I recommend you to follow that article about restoring iPhone. 

Conclusion: 

There are many different methods to clear iPhone memory. We tried to compile the most effective and useful ones in this article. You can always share this post and comment to give any suggestions or thoughts. See you in the next article.