Apple recently introduced a new feature on its iOS and iPadOS devices that allows users to free up storage space on their iPhones and iPads. With models offering storage capacities ranging from 64GB to 1TB for iPhones and 64GB to 2TB for iPads, it's important to know how to effectively manage available storage.
To start, you can access the device's settings, select "General ➝ iPhone/iPad Storage" and view the amount of storage space used. There, you are presented with recommendations to optimise storage, such as reviewing and deleting large attachments, and a list of installed apps with the amount of storage each one uses.
Additionally, users can search for and delete apps that are not used regularly, removing the icon, app data and any user-generated data. Another option is to "offload" apps, which frees up storage space, but keeps the app icon and user data intact.
With regard to photos, you can optimise storage by using the "Optimise Storage" feature in conjunction with iCloud Photos, which replaces full-resolution photos on the device with smaller versions, whilst keeping the images in high resolution in iCloud.
In the case of videos, you can customise the resolution and frame rate of recorded videos to reduce file size. It's also important to monitor the space occupied by videos downloaded from Apple Fitness+ or Apple TV+ and delete them as needed.
Finally, managing media files from apps like WhatsApp and Apple Music, deleting old messages and reviewing old Voice Memos recordings can help free up additional space on your device.
If all these measures are not sufficient, considering the option of a clean installation of the device may be the final solution to ensure more available storage space on your iPhone or iPad.
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Source: Tim Hardwick
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