Low iPhone storage capacity may be caused by system data occupying a significant portion of it. This is a category that can potentially consume all available capacity. Deleting system data can be a seemingly impossible task, especially for beginners. But if you do it right, you can effectively free up storage on your iPhone.
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Storage capacity is a big issue for mobile users, with available space on iPhones, iPads, and even Macs being a sensitive issue for everyone. While users with large storage capacities have less trouble with this than most, those who have to make do with more modest storage may have more trouble.
The first step when free iPhone storage capacity is decreasing is to remove applications and multimedia files. This step along with clearing app cache may help, but it won't help with the occasional system data issue. Sometimes System Data can grow to a huge size and there is very little you can do about it.
What is System Data on iPhone?
When you check your iPhone's storage usage, you'll notice that iOS Easily sort data usage into multiple categories, including apps, photos, media, iOS and system data. All of these categories are self-explanatory, with Photos and Media consisting of images, videos, and other typical multimedia files. Apps refers to applications downloaded from App Store and data caches for each of them, while iOS is the storage consumed by the operating system itself.
You can find out the storage capacity by running on your iPhone Settings -> General -> iPhone Storage.
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As defined in the system iOS system data "includes cache, logs, and other resources that the system is currently using." It is not specified what data is involved, but it may consist of various logs, temporary data stores, and other elements that are not strictly considered part of any of the listed applications.
Some elements are then used by the system iOS, but are not owned by a specific application. For example, downloading different voices Siri or font installations may extend this section, but are not defined as being used by only one application or the operating system itself.
Safari and News
The first way is to try to limit the cache usage of selected company applications Apple. It could be an application cache, for example Safari and Messages, which sometimes occupy the System Data category.
- To clear the cache Safari launch on iPhone Settings -> Safari, aim all the way down and tap Delete site history and data.
- To manage the Messages cache, launch on iPhone Settings -> Messages, head to the section History zpráv and choose a lower time limit for saving messages.
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Postpone applications
If a specific app is causing the problem, you can try removing it if you know which app is wasting space. For example, applications that use a lot of video could potentially benefit from such caching, but without the need to clear the cache afterwards.
Quitting and deleting apps can clear some bad caches.
Quitting and deleting apps can clear some bad caches.
This method is not guaranteed to remove the problematic capacity.
To suspend the application, run it Settings -> General. Head to the section iPhone storage, tap on the selected app and select Postpone the application.
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Restore from backup
The last resort is to restore your iPhone from a backup. This involves backing up all of your iPhone data, restoring your iPhone to factory settings, and then restoring from a backup. While you will get all of your user data back and will be able to continue using your apps, you may experience issues with two-factor authentication apps and other related issues after you set up your device. Backing up and restoring your iPhone to factory settings is the last real option available. Before restoring, make sure that you have your iPhone backed up.
Run on iPhone to restore Settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone. Click on Erase data and settings and follow the on-screen instructions. When you reset your iPhone, choose to restore from a backup.
