System storage spiking up to 40 GB in my 64 GB iphone

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System storage spiking up to 40 GB in my 64 GB iphone

I was often getting this message to clear up the storage of my phone saying its almost full and to continue doing whatever my work with the phone I had to everytime either delete applications or photos. now actually except few default applications nothing remains as apps in my phone and i have removed almost all of my important documents and photos out of the phone too. Being **** fed up of this I began to to check the storage consumption and then i happend to notice how this system storage component has occupied all of its space. infact it occupies 41.89 GB out of 64 GB which is totally ridiculous. I cleared all the chache of Safari browser and offloaded other apps too, still it continues to be the same. Please be kind enough to provide a proper solution to this.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 6:59 AM

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Mar 14, 2021 7:10 AM in response to thisura95

System Storage on iOS 12 consists of two parts System Storage = System + Others which is depicted explicitly in iOS 13

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Other: Non-removable mobile assets, like Siri voices, fonts, dictionaries, non-removable logs and caches, Spotlight index, and system data, such as Keychain and CloudKit Database. Cached files can't be deleted by the system.
System: Space taken by the operating system. This can vary based on your device and model.

About cached files in "Other"

Finder and iTunes categorize cached music, videos, and photos as Other instead of actual songs, videos, or photos. Cached files are created when you stream or view content like music, videos, and photos. When you stream music or video, that content is stored as cached files on your device so you can quickly access it again.

Your device automatically removes cached files and temporary files when your device needs more space.

If storage on your device differs from what you see in Finder or iTunes

Since Finder and iTunes categorize cached files as Other, reported usage for Music or Videos might differ. To view usage on your device, go to Settings > General > [Device] Storage.

If you want to delete the cached files from your device

Your device automatically deletes cached files and temporary files when it needs more space. You don't need to delete them yourself.

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