Topic
Storage
Every guide we've written on storage, newest first.
- Comparisons
Favvy alternatives in 2026: five apps that clean a camera roll
If Favvy's daily swipe limit ran out, or the subscription is more than you wanted to spend, here is what else does the same job — and what each one does differently.
- Comparisons
The best iPhone photo cleaner apps in 2026, compared honestly
Six photo cleaner apps for iPhone, what each one is actually for, and where the paywall sits in every one of them — including ours.
- Guides
What "Optimise iPhone Storage" actually does (and doesn't)
It is the most misunderstood setting in iOS. Here is what it moves, what it keeps, what happens to your originals, and when it is the wrong choice.
- Guides
iPhone storage still full after deleting photos? Here's why
You deleted a thousand photos and the storage bar didn't move. There are five reasons that happens, and four of them are fixed in under a minute.
- How-to
How to delete similar photos on iPhone (what the Duplicates album misses)
The eleven near-identical shots of one moment are where the space actually is — and they are exactly what Apple's Duplicates album refuses to touch. Here is how to clear them.
- How-to
How to free up iCloud storage without losing photos
iCloud full at 5 GB, or 50, or 200? Here is what is really using it, what is safe to delete, and how to get your library out of iCloud altogether if you would rather stop paying.
- How-to
How to clean up your Android gallery and actually free the storage
Google Photos, Samsung Gallery and the Files app each hide the space somewhere different. Here is the order to work in on Android, and where the bin is on each one.
- Guides
iPhone storage full? Here's what's actually taking up the space
Before you buy more iCloud, find out where your storage really went. A breakdown of what fills a phone, in the order it's worth attacking.
- How-to
How to delete all your screenshots on iPhone in one go
There is a Screenshots album most people never open. Here is how to clear years of it in about two minutes, and how to stop it filling back up.
- How-to
How to shrink the videos on your iPhone without deleting them
Videos are the biggest thing in almost every camera roll, and most of them do not need to be 4K. Here is how to make them smaller, and what you give up.
- How-to
How to find and delete duplicate photos on iPhone
iOS has a built-in duplicates album. Here's how to use it, what it misses, and what to do about the near-duplicates it won't touch.
- Guides
The fastest way to clean up 20,000 photos
A big camera roll doesn't need one heroic afternoon. It needs a method that survives being interrupted. Here's one that works.