Have you tried to delete images or video on your iPhone to free up space, only to find out that you never seem to gain any free space? Apple’s Photos app has a built-in trash folder to save you from immediately deleting your photos or videos. It’s set to auto-delete after 30 days, but it’s really easy to manually delete. Here’s my quick tip:
Step 1
Inside Settings > General > About, we can see how much space we have remaining on our phones.
Step 2
Inside the Photos app, click on Albums in the lower-right corner.
Step 3
Find the album called “Recently Deleted”
Step 4
Open the album and choose Select from the top-left corner.
Step 5
Now we can choose Delete All in the lower-left corner.
That’s it! Just a few quick steps and we’re emptied the “trash” folder for your photos and videos. Go into Settings > General > About and see how much space you’ve regained.
The last time I manually deleted the “trash”, I saved over 5gb of precious space.
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