Hey MPU,
I was wondering on everyone’s settings regarding their phone storage.
256GB phone, I have about 20GB of free storage, so some apps like WhatsApp have stopped backing up my chats. I cleaned out as much media as I could from WhatsApp and only kept the essentials regarding group conversations and projects.
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Does anyone use the offload apps function? That will save me 12GB.
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Day One takes up 25GB for me, I didn’t do any optimizations on there.
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Photos takes up 65GB as well, I didn’t do any optimizations on there either.
Has anyone had issues with enabling these optimizations? In the past, I used to backup my photos to my NAS and then purge my phone. But with a growing family and constant picture sharing, there’s less time to purge, and easier to set an app to just upload when home.
I have been using DS Photo on my Synology, I haven’t switched over to Moments yet.
Thoughts?
I do not use option #1 because I’m afraid I’ll be offline when I need an app that has been offloaded. I have Day One installed but have not begun using it beyond thinking about it every so often.
I do use iCloud Photos and have all of my mobile devices set to optimize photo storage. I have an always-on iMac that is set to download and keep originals gets regularly backed up via Backblaze, CCC, and Time Machine so am OK with not having originals on the phone until/unless I need to make an edit. However, if the phone was the only place I could store originals between manual sync/backups, I would not use this option.
I did just pick up a Synology but have not yet worked through all of the packages to see how else to set up a reliable backup scheme.
Just a side note. I think of the Day One app as a resource app vs. a journaling app only. I make multiple journals. I put study notes in there. I have a journal for acronyms (just discovered this today). Recently I took photos inside a bin and called the journal “storage”. Other times I reflect on something I just read. Give it a try when the mood hits