WHat is “other” in storage

How to delete “other” in storage

iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on May 1, 2021 08:47 AM

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Posted on May 1, 2021 08:51 AM

Your iPhone Storage menu will divide that bar up top into familiar categories like Apps, Media, Photos, and Mail, but also an Other category that is sometimes very large. It’s common for Other to be in the 5-10GB range, but if it’s way over 10GB, it has probably grown out of control. You can scroll all the way down to the bottom of the app list to see how much space “System” and “Other” are taking up.


See https://www.macworld.com/article/232651/iphone-other-storage-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-delete-it.html for more info.

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May 1, 2021 08:51 AM in response to Jeanineh

Your iPhone Storage menu will divide that bar up top into familiar categories like Apps, Media, Photos, and Mail, but also an Other category that is sometimes very large. It’s common for Other to be in the 5-10GB range, but if it’s way over 10GB, it has probably grown out of control. You can scroll all the way down to the bottom of the app list to see how much space “System” and “Other” are taking up.


See https://www.macworld.com/article/232651/iphone-other-storage-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-delete-it.html for more info.

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