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noobinator

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Jun 19, 2009
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I have uploaded about 8,000 photos and 800 videos to iCloud and it shows as 35gb on my iCloud. However on my phone it is only showing as 14.5gb. I have the option on to download and keep the originals on my phone. Everything on iCloud is equal to what's on my phone. Nothing extra.

2 questions

1. Why is iCloud showing as 35gb and my phone only showing as 14.5gb?

2. I changed the option to "Optimize Phone Storage" to free up 14.5gb. But it's still showing 14.5gb. How do I get this to refresh?
 
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