• drgeppo@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    does immich have an option to automatically delete older, backed-up pics from devices in order to free up space and not worry about running out disk space on smartphone?

    I tried to search the docs and it seems it’s missing

    • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      No but there is a semi work around.

      When using the app if you select all images one of your options will be delete from device when you click on that it will say hey some of these might not be backed up and one of your option is to only delete the things that have been backed up. It’s not automatic but it is a way you can kind of just Mass do it to everything

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uk
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      1 day ago

      I’ve not seen that option, but I use syncthing instead of the phone application to sync my photos to a specific folder on my NAS which is then an external library for Immich.

      TBH, I don’t want anything deleting anything automatically.

      I’ll often delete newer pictures of temporary stuff but keep older pictures of my frinds & family, so, that’s not a feature I’d see any value in. It tends to just make me lazy and build up GBs of junk photos on my NAS (and backups…)

      • madjo@feddit.nl
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        9 hours ago

        That sounds like a great solution to my current frustration that the autobackup feature of Immich on iOS is so opaque. It only works when the app is open and even then oftentimes you’re just staring at the backup screen while seemingly nothing is happening, despite Immich’s backlog of thousands of photos still needing to be uploaded.