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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My photo library is like 300GB (although I suppose I take a significant amount of video). I also have 30GB of downloaded music. 128GB is really not enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My photo/video library is 1.4tb but for most people (like my parents) 128 is plenty

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

but do you need all 1.4TB on your phone at all times?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No, that’s what iCloud photos is for :) not sure why I’m being downvoted, it was my intention to say 128 is enough for most - including me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll hazard a guess, because we are talking about physical storages on the phone and not cloud storage. In your case, 128 is not enough if you keep it in your phone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I don’t need to keep it on my phone. The thumbnail cache is only about 20gb

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

As far as I can tell, the size is designed to make sure you buy iCloud space. Just another monthly charge for a company needing impossible infinite growth to keep investors happy.