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Storage and cleanup helpers

Details

How to use Storage and cleanup helpers

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

How to work out what is filling your phone

The page is a triage aid, not a cleaner. It helps you pick the first job, estimates what that job is worth in gigabytes, lets you sample up to 40 real files to check your assumptions, and then points you at the exact place in iOS or Android where the deleting happens.

Start with the estimate, because it usually reveals that the thing you were about to spend an hour on (screenshots) is worth less than the thing you were avoiding (four long videos).

  • Pick your platform and how urgently you need the space.
  • Enter rough counts of duplicates, screenshots, large videos, and saved files to rank the jobs by gigabytes.
  • Scan a sample of up to 40 files to see what actually dominates: the tool flags anything over 100 MB as a large video.
  • Run the duplicate review on up to 24 photos and check the flagged pairs by eye.
  • Copy the checklist and follow the phone-specific steps, then empty Recently Deleted to release the space.

Start with the easiest win

When a phone is full, most people do not need a long guide; they need to know what to clean first. These helpers point you to that first step and then show where to go next on your phone.

Starting with the biggest, easiest space wins, such as large videos and duplicate photos, frees the most room with the least effort. From there the helpers guide you toward the right settings on your device.

What you can do here

Use the tabs at the top to get a quick answer, run a file check, or build a short plan. Each tab is meant to take a minute, not replace a full cleanup session.

The local media scan checks only the files you select and surfaces the biggest ones, screenshots, and likely copies, so you can decide what to delete manually. It runs in your browser, so the files you scan stay on your device.

  • See what to clean first
  • Check duplicate photos
  • Scan a few files locally
  • Open the right phone menus
  • Copy a short checklist

Helpers vs. a cleaner app

These browser helpers are for triage: they help you choose the next step and point you to the right places on iPhone or Android. They cannot read your entire phone storage directly, because a web page only sees the files you choose to scan.

For deeper, ongoing cleanup, the matching Cleanor app handles the heavier work on your device. Use this page to decide where to start, then move to the app or follow the phone steps shown here.

Tips

Getting a better result out of Storage and cleanup helpers

Specific settings and thresholds, not general advice.

  • The duplicate check compares an 8x8 grayscale average hash, which is 64 bits per image, and flags a pair when the Hamming distance is 7 or less. That catches burst shots and re-saves, but it also means two genuinely different photos with the same overall light and dark layout can be flagged. Always look at the previews before deleting.
  • The scan reads at most 40 files and the duplicate review at most 24 images, because everything is decoded in the browser tab. This is a sampling tool for finding the pattern, not an inventory of a 30,000 photo library.
  • The estimator uses real per-item averages: on iPhone it assumes 3.2 MB per duplicate photo, 1.4 MB per screenshot, 180 MB per large video, and 5.5 MB per saved file. On Android it assumes 2.8, 1.1, 160, and 8.5 MB. Your library will differ, so use the estimate to rank the jobs, not to promise a number.
  • Videos are where the space is. One 100 MB video equals about 70 screenshots at the iPhone average, so deleting 500 screenshots to save 700 MB is worse value than deleting four long videos.
  • Deleting photos on a phone does not free the space immediately. Both iOS and Android hold deleted items in a Recently Deleted album for around 30 days, so empty that album afterwards or the storage number will not move.
Limits

What Storage and cleanup helpers does not do

The honest boundary, so you do not lose time finding it yourself.

  • The page cannot read your phone's storage. It only inspects the files you explicitly hand it.
  • The scan is capped at 40 files and the duplicate review at 24 images per pass.
  • It cannot delete anything. It shows you what to delete, and you do it in the phone's own apps.
  • Duplicate detection is perceptual, not exact. It suggests likely copies rather than proving them.
Reference

Terms used on this page

Short, plain-language definitions for the formats and settings above.

Photos & videoDuplicate photosDuplicate photos are exact or near-exact copies of the same image — created by saving a photo twice, importing from multiple sources, or editing and re-saving. They are low-risk to remove because an identical copy remains.iOSAndroidGeneralPhotos & videoScreenshotA screenshot is an image captured of whatever is on your screen, saved into your photo library like a regular picture. Individually small, screenshots accumulate fast and clutter the camera roll because most are saved once and never needed again.iOSAndroidGeneral
At a glance

Who Storage and cleanup helpers is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

People whose phones feel full but who are not yet sure what the real problem is

Ideal for

Simple cleanup order, duplicate photo checks, quick file scans, and easy phone-specific steps

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

Are these helpers free?

Yes. The storage cleanup helpers are free to use in your browser, with no account required.

Are storage helpers the same as cleaner apps?

No. This page helps you choose the next step and triage what to clean; the Cleanor app handles deeper cleanup on your device.

Can this page read my whole phone storage directly?

No. A web page cannot read all your storage; it helps you choose what to check first and scans only the files you pick.

What does the local media scan detect?

It checks the files you select and shows the biggest ones, screenshots, and likely duplicate copies, all on your device.

Does it show where to look on iPhone or Android?

Yes. It points you to the main cleanup locations to open next on both iPhone and Android.

How does the duplicate check decide two photos are the same?

It shrinks each image to 8x8 pixels, converts them to grayscale, and builds a 64 bit average hash from whether each pixel is above or below the mean. Two images are treated as likely copies when at most 7 of those 64 bits differ. It is a resemblance test, so it also catches near-duplicates like burst frames, and it can occasionally flag two unrelated photos with the same tonal layout.

Why can it only scan 40 files?

Because every file is decoded inside the browser tab, and a bigger batch would freeze it. The point of the scan is to spot the pattern (mostly screenshots, mostly video, mostly duplicates) so you know which cleanup to run first on the phone itself.

How accurate is the space estimate?

It multiplies your item counts by per-item averages that differ by platform, for example 1.4 MB per screenshot on iPhone against 1.1 MB on Android, and 180 MB against 160 MB for a large video. It is a ranking aid rather than a prediction, and a library full of 4K video will blow past it.

I deleted a lot of photos and my storage did not change. Why?

Deleted photos sit in Recently Deleted for about 30 days on both iOS and Android before the space is actually released. Open that album and empty it. Offloaded or cloud-optimized photos also occupy far less local space than you expect, so deleting them frees less than the album size suggests.

Can this page see what is on my phone?

No. A web page has no access to device storage. It can only look at the files you choose in the picker, and even those are read locally and never uploaded.

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