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Iphone Storage question

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,836
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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??
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,608
    Stop downloading porn
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    Clear your internet cache in settings (I think it was) I know someone who had this issue and it freed up several GB.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    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
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    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
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    edited February 2017
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    edited February 2017
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    edited February 2017
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    edited February 2017
    Sorry... Looks like my PC messed up!!
  • Arry Addick
    Arry Addick Posts: 1,170
    But is it genuine?
    ;)
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Move your photos and videos onto the cloud.

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,301
    Clear caches and data from some apps. Stuff like Facebook and Twitter clog up a lot of space storing huge amounts of shite
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    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
    jamescafc Posts: 1,832
    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
    SWEnglandAddick Posts: 877
    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
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    Make full use of iCloud
    First 5gb is free, then up to 50gb is 79p (I think) a month
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,341
    I think this might help...
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,925
    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
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    Save everything to iCloud.
    Restore phone.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    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
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,331
    what is a iphone and what is icloud ?

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  • SWEnglandAddick
    SWEnglandAddick Posts: 877
    northstandsteve said:

    what is a iphone and what is icloud ?

    Witchcraft
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,870
    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
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,608
    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
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,870
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,870
    Done it and saved about 0.20 MB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SWEnglandAddick
    SWEnglandAddick Posts: 877
    MrOneLung said:

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

    image
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    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
    Sheepie1985 Posts: 484
    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
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,217
    Switch to android and use expandable storage. Why Apple still don't have this option is beyond me.

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