Gratis upwardly space on your device

You tin use Google Photos to salve space on your device when you delete photos that are safely backed up. Earlier you use this feature, you lot must ensure that you've already backed up your photos properly. Learn how to back up photos.

Photos and videos older than 30 days tin can be deleted, but they'll still be backed up in your Google Photos library.

Of import: Before you delete your photos, make sure that they're backed upward. Learn how to back up photos.

Costless upward space on your iPhone or iPad

Important: This characteristic deletes photos from your device.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open up the Google Photos app Photos.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. Tap your account profile photo or initial and then # items to delete from this device .
  4. If you're set to costless upwards space, tap Delete # items.
  5. Open the iPhone or iPad Photos app (not the Google Photos app).
  6. Tap Recently Deleted and delete those same photos and videos.
  7. To see your photos and videos, including ones you deleted from your iPhone or iPad, open up the Google Photos app Photos.

For backed-up photos and videos, use Photos' storage management tool to surface items that you lot might desire to delete, like blurry photos, screenshots, and big videos. Learn how to manage your storage.

What happens when you lot remove photos & videos from your phone

If y'all remove copies of photos and videos on your phone, they're now deleted but, yous still can:

  • See your photos and videos, including the ones you just removed, in the Google Photos app and photos.google.com.
  • Edit, share, delete, and manage annihilation in your Google Photos library.

You lot won't be able to meet photos and videos you removed if:

  • You use the Apple Photos app.
  • You're offline.
  • You're not signed in to the Google Photos app Photos.

Recover deleted photos

Important: These steps may vary depending on your device. For more assist, contact your device manufacturer.

If you deleted an item and want information technology back, check your Recently Deleted anthology to meet if information technology'southward there.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Apple Photos app.
  2. Open the Recently Deleted anthology.
  3. Select the photo or photos that you lot want to recover.
  4. Tap Recover. The photo or photos volition exist back in your phone's gallery app.

If the item isn't in your Recently Deleted album, it may exist permanently deleted.

Tin can't find the photo or video?

If a deleted photo or video isn't in your Google Photos or Gallery trash, you can't restore it. You won't be able to restore a photo if:

  • You moved it to trash more than than 60 days ago.
  • You moved it to trash, then emptied your trash.
  • You moved information technology to trash more than than 30 days agone, and information technology wasn't backed up.
  • Yous permanently deleted information technology from your trash.
  • You permanently deleted it from your device's Gallery app, without backing it up first.

To find and recover photos hands, plough on back up and sync. Learn how to back upwardly photos.

Of import: If your Google Photos account is inactive for two years or you're over your storage limit, your content may be impacted. Learn more well-nigh your Google Storage.

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