iPhone storage full? What to delete first
Empty Recently Deleted, then large videos, duplicates, screenshots and message attachments. The order that frees the most iPhone space with the least regret.
What is inside a Live Photo?
A Live Photo is two files: the still and a video of about three seconds around it. That video is roughly half of the total size. If you never press and hold to watch the motion, half the space of every Live Photo goes to something you do not use.
What does DustFox do with it?
It saves the still as a regular photo and leaves the motion out. The still is copied byte for byte, so its quality, date and location stay exactly the same. Because both files are real, the space it frees is measured rather than guessed.
What happens to the original?
The new photo is added to your library, and the original Live Photo moves to Recently Deleted, where it waits 30 days. Device space comes back once that album is emptied.
What should I know before converting?
Two things change, and DustFox says so on screen. The new copy does not stay in the albums the original was in, and if the photo was edited, the “Revert to Original” option is gone. Keep the Live Photos you actually watch; the ones you shot by habit are usually the easy win.
