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Open iOS Settings, find Library Surgeon, choose Photos, and select the level of access you want to allow.

With limited access, only the videos you selected are available to scan. Manage the selection in iOS Settings if expected items are missing.

Removing Photos permission prevents further scans, previews, favourite changes, and deletion requests.

Check Photos access first. If access is limited, allow more videos, return to Library Surgeon, and run a rescan.

Apple does not expose a reliable file size for every asset. Unknown sizes do not match size filters and are excluded from known-size totals.

Use Clear Local Index in Settings, then scan again. This removes only the on-device metadata cache; it does not modify your Photos library.

The metadata-first scan does not download full-resolution originals. A preview you explicitly open may need to be retrieved by Apple Photos.

Items are deleted only after you select them, review the selection, accept the Library Surgeon warning, and approve Apple Photos’ system confirmation.

Deleted media moves to Recently Deleted and can continue to occupy storage until Photos removes it permanently or you empty that album.

Selection totals include known sizes only. Any item whose size is unavailable remains in the selection but is not included in that total.