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How can I tell what apps are taking up space on my iPhone?
Use your device to check its storage Go to Settings > General > [Device] Storage. You might see a list of recommendations for optimizing your device’s storage, followed by a list of installed apps and the amount of storage each one uses. Tap an app’s name for more information about its storage.
Why are my apps taking up so much space on iPhone?
In the majority of cases, excessive use of storage on an app is due to its cache. Apps like YouTube or Podcasts come to mind. Apple, unlike Android, doesn’t let users delete the cache of an app on iOS. To actually “clear out” the junk data, you’ll need to delete the app and reinstall it from the App Store.
How do you check which apps are using storage?
It’s easy to find: Go to your phone’s settings, and select “Storage.” Among other things, you’ll see information on how much space is in use, a link to a tool called “Smart Storage” (more on that later), and a list of app categories.
Why are my apps taking up all my Storage?
If you dig into the Apps storage setting screen and tap on an individual app, you’ll notice that each app has its own stash of “cached” data—anywhere from a few kilobytes to hundreds of megs, or even more. These caches of data are essentially just junk files, and they can be safely deleted to free up storage space.
What can I do to free up space on my iPhone?
This is fine: it’s safe to rely on the iPhone’s indication of free space: it knows what it’s doing, and it’ll free that space if it needs to! One way to make sure you’re not storing any unnecessary data is to back up and restore your iPhone, as this can remove excessive data logs and caches.
How can I get more storage on my iPhone?
To check this, go to Settings → iTunes & App Stores and scroll down to Offload Unused Apps. If this is toggled on, your iPhone will automatically remove apps that you don’t use, but it will keep documents and data for these apps, which uses a little more storage, but allows you to download the apps again without losing data.
Why does my iPhone have so much space?
This is because in some cases, the iPhone won’t delete data until it has to. It may keep old files hanging around until the device is short of space. This is fine: it’s safe to rely on the iPhone’s indication of free space: it knows what it’s doing, and it’ll free that space if it needs to!
How do I get rid of Unused Apps on my iPhone?
As a bonus, there’s an optional toggle in Settings → iTunes & App Store which tells iOS to automatically nuke unused apps out of orbit while keeping their documents and data intact.