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iPhone photo cleanup guides
iPhone photo cleanup is finding the copies, similar shots and screenshots you don’t need, deleting them, and shrinking the large photos you keep. Step-by-step guides to deleting duplicate and similar photos, choosing the best shot and compressing large photos on iPhone. Each guide covers what Apple’s Photos app does on its own and where PhotoCleanse helps.
- Step by stepHow to delete duplicate photos on iPhoneMerge copies with the Photos Duplicates album, then clean up the similar shots it leaves behind.Read the guide
- Storage fulliPhone storage full? Free up space from photosWhy storage stays full after you delete photos, and the steps that get the space back: Recently Deleted, Optimize Storage and cleanup.Read the guide
- Similar shotsHow to delete similar photos on iPhoneDuplicates, similar shots and bursts compared, how BEST is picked and a keep-or-delete checklist for each group.Read the guide
- After a trip or shootHow to choose the best photosWhat to check in travel photos, portraits, kids and pets before you decide which shot to keep.Read the guide
- Photo compressionCompress large photos on iPhoneFind the photos that take the most space, then save smaller copies and choose what happens to the originals.Read the guide
- One photo at a timeSwipe to delete photos on iPhoneSwipe left to delete and right to keep, then check the pile before anything is deleted. Which deck to start with and what to delete.Read the guide
- Keep every photoFree up iPhone storage without deleting photosOptimize Storage, space-saving camera formats, Messages attachments, offloading apps and compressed copies, with what each one costs.Read the guide
- Gemini Photos alternativeGemini Photos by MacPaw: what replaced itGemini Photos became CleanMy®Phone in 2024. What changed for subscribers, what the app did, and what covers each job now.Read the guide
- TroubleshootingDuplicates album not showing on iPhoneWhy the album is missing or gone, where it sits on each iOS version, why visible copies aren’t listed, and what to do about each.Read the guide
- ScreenshotsHow to delete screenshots on iPhoneFind every screenshot in Photos on iOS 16 to 27, delete them all at once, stop new ones piling up and get the space back.Read the guide
- BurstsHow to delete burst photos on iPhoneFind every burst, keep only the shots you want, delete whole bursts at once and get the space back from Recently Deleted.Read the guide
- Storage mathHow many photos can an iPhone hold?Photo counts for 64 GB to 1 TB in HEIF, 48 MP and ProRAW, from Apple’s own file sizes, and how to work out your own number.Read the guide
- Start overHow to delete all photos on iPhoneSelect All on iCloud.com, clearing the iPhone while keeping photos in iCloud, emptying Recently Deleted and erasing a phone you sell.Read the guide
- Privacy and safetyAre photo cleaner apps safe?Six checks before you install one: Photos access, the App Privacy label, the privacy policy, App Privacy Report, deletion control and trial terms.Read the guide
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