# Camera Roll Cleanup Checklist

> Clear out a phone photo library in short passes, one kind of clutter at a
> time. Nothing here asks you to delete a photo you have not looked at.

## Before You Start

- [ ] The photos that matter are backed up (iCloud, Google Photos, a computer or a drive)
- [ ] Storage used by photos today: ______________
- [ ] Number of photos and videos today: ______________
- [ ] Date: ______________

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## Pass 1 — Screenshots

Most screenshots were needed for a moment: a ticket, a map, a code, a chat.

- [ ] Look through every screenshot
- [ ] Keep only the ones you would actually look for again
- [ ] Mark the rest for deletion

Marked: ______  Kept: ______

## Pass 2 — Similar Shots and Bursts

The same moment taken five times. Keep the best one.

- [ ] Open each group of near-identical shots
- [ ] Keep the sharpest frame with eyes open (a second one only if it shows something different)
- [ ] Mark the rest of the group for deletion

Groups done: ______  Marked: ______

## Pass 3 — Large Videos

Few in number, but often the biggest share of your storage.

- [ ] Sort videos by size, largest first
- [ ] Watch a few seconds of each large one before deciding
- [ ] Mark the ones you will not watch again

Marked: ______  Space: ______

## Pass 4 — Live Photos / Motion Photos

Each one carries a short video clip next to the still photo.

- [ ] Decide which ones need the motion at all
- [ ] For the rest, keep the still photo only (or delete as usual)

Done: ______

## Pass 5 — Everything Else

- [ ] Work through the remaining photos in sessions of 25–100
- [ ] Anything you cannot decide quickly: set it aside for later instead of stopping

Sessions done: ______

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## Finish

- [ ] Review everything marked for deletion one last time
- [ ] Move it to the trash
- [ ] Empty Recently Deleted (iPhone) or the trash (Android) — storage only comes back now
- [ ] Storage used by photos after: ______________
- [ ] Space won back: ______________

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KeepIt has a filter for each pass (Screenshots, Videos largest first, Live
Photos, groups of similar shots with a suggested best frame) and one delete
list you confirm at the end: https://keepit.trackit.tr