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6000+ photos

37 replies

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:35

What are the storage options if you have 6000 ish photos on your phone. I've tried deleting as many as possible but I love most of them so I think the most ill be able to delete is maybe 1000. I want to clear them from phone though. Any ideas?

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Bristolandlazy · 16/06/2026 19:36

I believe you can put them on a portable harddrive, I could be wrong. Or on a cloud, but you might have to pay for that.

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:37

Bristolandlazy · 16/06/2026 19:36

I believe you can put them on a portable harddrive, I could be wrong. Or on a cloud, but you might have to pay for that.

I'm a bit worried that a portable harddrive might corrupt but I guess there's risks with clouds too and don't know where to even start.

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Lexy2345 · 16/06/2026 19:39

Upload them in groups to somewhere external like Snapfish - or even Facebook, with only you allowed to view them.

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:50

Lexy2345 · 16/06/2026 19:39

Upload them in groups to somewhere external like Snapfish - or even Facebook, with only you allowed to view them.

I've heard of a few people who've been booted out of Facebook. Isn't Snapfish just a place to buy photo books etc?

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concertinacornflake · 16/06/2026 19:50

What do you do with them, how often do you look at them?
In your shoes I'd do physical and cloud storage. But that's a massive number to keep.

Turtlestarfish · 16/06/2026 19:51

Google photos are backed up and secure. I also pay 99p a month for extra Apple storage, as I currently have 52k photos on my phone 🫣

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:52

concertinacornflake · 16/06/2026 19:50

What do you do with them, how often do you look at them?
In your shoes I'd do physical and cloud storage. But that's a massive number to keep.

At the moment they sit on my phone. I think they might be backed up on Google photos but I'm not sure if that's all of them or if that disappears if I change my phone. I do look at them pretty regularly.

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Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:53

Turtlestarfish · 16/06/2026 19:51

Google photos are backed up and secure. I also pay 99p a month for extra Apple storage, as I currently have 52k photos on my phone 🫣

52k 😲

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NorthXNorthWest · 16/06/2026 19:54

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:52

At the moment they sit on my phone. I think they might be backed up on Google photos but I'm not sure if that's all of them or if that disappears if I change my phone. I do look at them pretty regularly.

If you delete from your phone it delete the same from Google photo unless it is through a specific delete process. backing them up to a portable hard drive is a good secondary back up.

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:57

NorthXNorthWest · 16/06/2026 19:54

If you delete from your phone it delete the same from Google photo unless it is through a specific delete process. backing them up to a portable hard drive is a good secondary back up.

Sorry I probably wasn't clear. I meant if I get a new phone.

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Footle · 16/06/2026 19:59

I keep seeing ads for a Clean Up your iPhone app which deletes duplicates and maybe other stuff. Do these apps work? Do they compromise the user’s security?

WonderingAndOverthinking · 16/06/2026 20:00

I need to go through mine……

6000+ photos
NorthXNorthWest · 16/06/2026 20:03

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 19:57

Sorry I probably wasn't clear. I meant if I get a new phone.

There are apps to for both iphone and android which allows you to copy from your old handset to your new one. I always back up Amazon photos (free for Prime members) Google and a hard drive.

Pennyplant19 · 16/06/2026 20:13

Probably can’t give advice seeing as I have 45,836 on my phone 🤣

Callmeback · 16/06/2026 20:26

Pennyplant19 · 16/06/2026 20:13

Probably can’t give advice seeing as I have 45,836 on my phone 🤣

😅

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FieryA · 16/06/2026 20:30

I back up mine to my laptop and portable hard disk every month. Then delete the ones I don't want from my phone. I also pay for Google storage.

jellybuns · 16/06/2026 20:30

6000, you amateur! I save mine to 2 separate cloud providers. Just in case.

angelcake20 · 16/06/2026 20:33

52k here as well. I just buy a phone with enough space! They’re all backed up to the cloud.

Doggymummar · 16/06/2026 20:37

im an ebay reseller and have 100 sof 1000 S I back them up to google drive as I take them and delehe from_phone at same time.

Daffodilsinthespring · 16/06/2026 22:04

Lexy2345 · 16/06/2026 19:39

Upload them in groups to somewhere external like Snapfish - or even Facebook, with only you allowed to view them.

Do not store on fb. I have been banned for nothing and my account lost. Luckily I had no photos stored there.

Haribosweets · 16/06/2026 22:34

When you get a new phone with android Samsung then you use smart switch to copy everything from old to new including photos, settings etc.

Google cloud backs mine up and I delete from actual phone. I have Google one subscription as over the GB for free version

concertinacornflake · 17/06/2026 07:33

Turtlestarfish · 16/06/2026 19:51

Google photos are backed up and secure. I also pay 99p a month for extra Apple storage, as I currently have 52k photos on my phone 🫣

52,000?!

How long has it taken to take that number?

SinceYoureGayAndAddictedToHeroin · 17/06/2026 07:39

What on earth have you got 6,000 photos of?!

Callmeback · 17/06/2026 14:35

SinceYoureGayAndAddictedToHeroin · 17/06/2026 07:39

What on earth have you got 6,000 photos of?!

Holidays, pets, wildlife, nice walks, lots of screenshots of recipes, crafting etc. My phone is around 4 years old so it's over a long period of time.

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NorthXNorthWest · 17/06/2026 16:14

SinceYoureGayAndAddictedToHeroin · 17/06/2026 07:39

What on earth have you got 6,000 photos of?!

6000 is quite modest for many people.