Handy Hint

[Froglette]

Did you know, when you edit a picture or video on your device, a copy of the original is kept for the sake of you wanting to return to the original? If you're happy with the edit and no longer need original its best to delete it from its hidden folder as it takes up the amount of room as original. Let's say its a 800mb video and you editit down to 600. The original 800 is still there. So effectively you are taking up 1400mb of storage. 

To delete. Go to Device Care. Open storage and in the centre youre given option. To "not now" or review. Find option for hidden copies of original pics and vids. Tap review and you can go through all those hidden files taking up space and delete them. You still keep your prefered edited version. Original is gone. Then clear your recycle bin. 

You will be surprised how much storage you will retrieve if you have never done this.

[alejcho]

Fantastic tip 💯 thank you
Will definitely use if I max out my 256gb Fold7 😅

[Froglette]

On my old phone I was running out of room. I was deleting app I no longer used, pics and everything. Daily deleted all cache etc. But I couldn't seem to claw back much storage. That's when I stumbled across that. There was over 180gb of invisible back ups from a couple years of pic editing. I cleared that and had almost a brand new phone again. I now clear that regularly, because they do add up and it keeps the phone operating fast.

[whoop]

Where did u find invisible back ups I've got fold 4

[Froglette]

Device Care, storage and its then in middle of page. Go through options and you will find it.

[whoop]

Thanks

[Froglette]

You're welcome

[Froglette]

Go into Samsung apps and locate device care. Tap on that. You will then see down list, "storage". Tap on that. Then you will find in centre screen options that say no now or review old files. Tap not now until option to free up space by deleting hidden back ups of old pictures or videos. Tap. Review now and go through list.

[mbckl]

Nice one! This contributes to the 'other' files. So deleting will help a lot with storage management! 👏

[Froglette]

It does. You won't find these in files or anything. They are well hidden. So unless you save your edited pic as copy and delete original. Those originals are stored in a hidden file. This is the only way to clear them out.