Iphone Storage question

AFKABartram

Been bugging me for a while, wonder if anyone can help.

Have no available storage on my phone, so no longer letting me take photos etc. Delete apps etc, but very quickly fill up again.

It says I have Used 11.6GB, Available 0 bytes, yet when I click in Manage Storage and add everything up, it comes to just 8.5GB.

So where's the missing 3.1GB??

DaveMehmet

Stop downloading porn

Huskaris

Clear your internet cache in settings (I think it was) I know someone who had this issue and it freed up several GB.

Rizzo

iOS 10 takes up about 1.1GB I think so that accounts for some of it. Got any music on the phone? I've had to delete most of mine as it was taking up too much space.

Huskaris

http://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/clear-iphone-ipad-ios-cache/

Genuinely, give that a go, it cleared out about 8GB off of my former bosses phone when I was trying to work it out...

Huskaris

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Huskaris

Sorry... Looks like my PC messed up!!

Arry Addick

But is it genuine?

Brendan_O_Connell

Move your photos and videos onto the cloud.

sam3110

Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite

25May98

You have to 'delete' your 'recently deleted' photos. ??????

If and when you upgrade ask for a phone with greater memory. I always forget and end up the same as you.

jamescafc

sam3110 said:

Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite

sam3110 said:

Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite

How do you do this?

SWEnglandAddick

Mine's been bugging me too recently so I deleted all of my music because I actually have Spotify & Apple Music already so no need for music to be on the actual iPhone itself (idiot) - not really a useful suggestion unless you have a music subscription or are considering getting one.

stackitsteve

Make full use of iCloud
First 5gb is free, then up to 50gb is 79p (I think) a month

Chizz

I think this might help...

shine166

jamescafc said:

sam3110 said:

Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite

sam3110 said:

Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite

How do you do this?

just delete the apps and reinstall

iamdan

Save everything to iCloud.
Restore phone.

Leeds_Addick

Have you got a pending iOS software update on it?

I used to always forget to actually update it after downloading and it takes up a load of space

northstandsteve

what is a iphone and what is icloud ?

SWEnglandAddick

northstandsteve said:

what is a iphone and what is icloud ?

Witchcraft

MrOneLung

Huskaris said:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/clear-iphone-ipad-ios-cache/

Genuinely, give that a go, it cleared out about 8GB off of my former bosses phone when I was trying to work it out...

Just downloaded this and there is no Junk folder on the screen so how does it work ?

DaveMehmet

northstandsteve said:

what is a iphone and what is icloud ?

Don't bother mate, you'll never be able to grasp it and will just give yourself (even more of) the hump trying

Huskaris

MrOneLung said:

Huskaris said:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/clear-iphone-ipad-ios-cache/

Genuinely, give that a go, it cleared out about 8GB off of my former bosses phone when I was trying to work it out...

Just downloaded this and there is no Junk folder on the screen so how does it work ?

Ah I wasn't referring to the app so much as I was referring to the Safari clear cache bit... It wipes out so much

MrOneLung

Huskaris said:

MrOneLung said:

Huskaris said:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/clear-iphone-ipad-ios-cache/

Genuinely, give that a go, it cleared out about 8GB off of my former bosses phone when I was trying to work it out...

Just downloaded this and there is no Junk folder on the screen so how does it work ?

Ah I wasn't referring to the app so much as I was referring to the Safari clear cache bit... It wipes out so much

yeah but then when I type F in my browser it won't automatically take me to this forum.

MrOneLung

Done it and saved about 0.20 MB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SWEnglandAddick

MrOneLung said:

Done it and saved about 0.20 MB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stackitsteve

MrOneLung said:

Huskaris said:

MrOneLung said:

Huskaris said:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/clear-iphone-ipad-ios-cache/

Genuinely, give that a go, it cleared out about 8GB off of my former bosses phone when I was trying to work it out...

Just downloaded this and there is no Junk folder on the screen so how does it work ?

Ah I wasn't referring to the app so much as I was referring to the Safari clear cache bit... It wipes out so much

yeah but then when I type F in my browser it won't automatically take me to this forum.

MrOneLung said:

Done it and saved about 0.20 MB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But you found your way back ok. I call that a win!

Sheepie1985

Create a backup on the iCloud or through iTunes, then do a wipe and restore, then reload said backup, you'll get back the missing 2/3gb. No idea why it does this and after numerous chats with Apple there still doesn't seem to be a simple solution to it. I have to do this every few months as I lose about 8gb of free space!

up_the_valley

Switch to android and use expandable storage. Why Apple still don't have this option is beyond me.