Fixing “Optimize Storage”
I am so out of patience for “Optimize Storage” on Apple devices.
Now I have to take half my day to figure out how to reduce Photos and Messages without nuking them.
My best solution: Disconnect iCloud Photos. That will delete all local photo copies. Then reconnect it. 🤷♂️
That worked. All local photos were offloaded.
Except for the Shared With You stuff from Messages.
Yesss! My biggest gripe. With Photos and iCloud Drive on macOS and iOS.
“Optimise Storage” should leave me with comfortable space, not just leaving me a few gigs of headroom.
It’s like it tries to fill up your disk first, then takes files away, but never enough.
I think both Photos and Messages should have settings to specify the number of GB to cache locally.
I feel like that’s not really a problem in comparison to 300gb system data
Previously:
- Deleting Unused Photos From Apple Photos
- Deleting Messages Attachments Everywhere
- “Don’t Let Me Go” and iCloud Storage Tiers
- Showing the Amount of Free Space on iOS
- Pruning iOS “System Data”
- Photos Needs Better Storage Management
- Protecting Your Network From Photos Uploads