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Steven SANH

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Original poster
Mar 27, 2023
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With the Files App, I store most files locally on my phone. When I go to the iCloud Back Up, the file size is vastly different! Can somebody explain??

iPhone Storage...
Files local_3.jpg
(note it is 3.21GB)

Estimated size of Files in the iCloud Back Up...
Files local_1a.jpg
(note it is about 6GB more than iPhone Storage!) There must be some obvious reason for this that I am missing?

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Plus another question...
The other mystery to me is on the "Offload App" page. it says the Files App itself is 2.9 MB, yet the "Documents & Data" is only 36.3 MB. If this is supposedly data in iCloud, what happens to my 3.21 GB of local files, if I offload the app?

Offload Files App...
Files local_1.jpg

I hope somebody can explain these questions. I have a 14PM.
 
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