7 Proven Ways to free up space on your iPhone and iPad
Ios / / December 20, 2019
You are trying to download on the iPad or a new game gets iPhone out of your pocket to make the photo and see the hateful message: "Location is almost there." Needless to say how much it irritates. We tell better what can be done to see it the next time is not soon.
Reset the device
You will be surprised, but the normal reset also helps clean up disk space. And the thing is that at the time of launch iOS deletes caches and temporary files. Restart your iPhone or iPad is easy: simply hold down the Power and Home button and hold until you see the apple on the screen.
Deleting caches via settings
Some applications allow you to remove cached data from the system settings. Unfortunately, iOS does not discriminate in any of them realized this opportunity, so you have to go to each and check yourself.
Open the "Settings» → «Basic» → «Using the warehouse and the iCloud" and then click "Manage." Then, one by one, select each application in the list and check the amount of space occupied by the data stored in it. For example, Safari reading list has swollen me up to 140 megabytes, which can be cleaned without any consequences. Hit the "Change" and ruthlessly deleted. We proceed similarly with other applications (so exactly can you do with "Music", "Video", "Podcasts").
Deleting caches via the cleaning function in applications
Yes, this function is provided in good faith by the application developer. As an example Tweetbot.
For a day in your stream flashed a huge amount of media files, which are deposited in the cache. For convenience, the developers made it possible to easily clean it. Just delete the cache can be in VK client, Pocket and other applications, is actively downloading files from the Internet.
Reinstalling apps
If you see in the usage statistics storage, the application takes a lot of space, but can not clear the cache separately, will have to delete it together with the application.
Simply remove and re-install the application, and is guaranteed to disappear. Just do not forget to save before you delete content from the application. Reinstalling convenient tabs of "shopping" in the App Store. And then not to remember the location of the icons on the desktop, make a screenshot before removal.
Reset settings and content
Yes, you read it right. Sometimes it is easier to start from scratch than spending time searching for free space eaters. In the end, nothing wrong with full erasing data is not present: applications can be quickly set up again, and contacts, calendars, notes, and other catch up from iCloud.
If you decide to take this step, go to "Settings» → «Basic» → «Reset» and boldly press "Erase all Content and Settings." Oh, I almost forgot: in any case, do not restore from backup device! Be sure to configure as a new, and not occupying a seat will move back to the trash.
Cleaning using special tools
Do not want to bother? Well, there is a way for you. These are special cleaners and file manager for iOS-devices with the corresponding function. I can name at least four such tools:
- PhoneClean;
- PhoneExpander;
- iFunBox;
- iMazing.
Choose any, connect your iOS-device, scans the file system and remove any excess debris.
Something else and preventive measures
And now about how to avoid the rapid filling of memory. I do not urge you to turn off anything and everything, but to abandon features that are not in use, it is reasonable, right?
- Disconnect the storage of the original HDR ( «Settings» → «Photo and Camera» → «Leave original").
- Clear history and cookie Safari ( «Settings» → Safari → «Clear History and site data").
- Disconnect the improved speech quality VoiceOver ( «Settings» → «Basic» → «Accessibility» → VoiceOver → «Speech»).
- Turn off the system languages that do not use ( "Settings» → «Basic» → «Language and Region").
- Leave the background update is only for the desired application ( 'Settings »→« Basic »→« Content Updates ").
- Remove the used e-mail accounts and add them again.
- Clear the cache of Siri, disconnecting and reconnecting the feature in the settings.
- Remove album "Recently Deleted" in the gallery.
- Change the video recording quality 1080p at 30 fps or 720p 30 fps.
Here, perhaps, and all. Hopefully these tips will help you free up a couple of gigabytes, and take them with something useful.