{"id":2901,"date":"2015-07-23T02:34:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T02:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2021-12-02T09:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T09:01:25","slug":"how-to-free-up-storage-on-iphone-or-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-free-up-storage-on-iphone-or-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Free Up Storage on iPhone or iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When your iPhone or iPad has been used for a long time, you may notice that there are a large number of junk files on iPhone. It is time to clear up your iPhone and make it run faster. You can follow the methods below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-free-up-storage-on-iphone-or-ipad\/\"><strong>free up storage on iPhone or iPad<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1\u2014Check Your iPhone Storage <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2\u2014Clear up Storage on iPhone Regularly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/free-up-storage-on-iphone.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"wp-image-125395 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/free-up-storage-on-iphone.webp\" alt=\"how to free up storage on iPhone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/free-up-storage-on-iphone.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/free-up-storage-on-iphone-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part1\">Part 1\u2014Check Your iPhone Storage<\/h2>\n<p>Go to<strong> Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> &gt;<strong> iPhone Storage<\/strong> in iPhone, you can see how much space is used. Also, you can check what is taking up so much space on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/check-iphone-storage.png\" alt=\"check iPhone storage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/check-iphone-storage.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/check-iphone-storage-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\">Part 2\u2014Clear up Storage on iPhone Regularly<\/h2>\n<p>To get more space for your iPhone, you can follow the methods to release the iPhone storage space.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Follow the recommendation to release space<\/h3>\n<p>When you access the iPhone storage screen, there are recommendations for you to save up the space under the iPhone space usage bar. You can tap on the recommendation items and then delete the files or uninstall the app. In other words, you just need to do what recommendations describe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/release-iphone-space-in-recommendations.png\" alt=\"release iPhone space in recommendations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/release-iphone-space-in-recommendations.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/release-iphone-space-in-recommendations-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Backup and delete the large files<\/h3>\n<p>The large files, such as the videos and photos, always take up most of the iPhone storage. You can directly back up them to the iCloud or your computer. After that, delete them from your iPhone manually to gain more storage to improve iPhone performance.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Clean iPhone on PC with iDevice Genius<\/h3>\n<p>If you do not want to free up the space on iPhone one by one, you can use the iPhone data cleaner software to help you clean the junk files within clicks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/idevice-genius\/\">iSunshare iDevice Genius<\/a> can help you to fast cleanup and uninstall apps to speed up your device. Besides, you can not only delete the files which occupy your iPhone storage but also export them to the computer to create a backup before deletion. Follow the steps to clean iPhone with iDevice Genius.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Launch the software and it will be on the Fast Cleanup interface. Just click on the Scan button to detect the junk files on your iPhone.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/click-scan-to-scan-iphone-junk-files.png\" alt=\"click Scan to scan junk file on iPhone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> After scanning, you can click on the Clean button on Crash logs, Download file caches, Recording files field to free up space on iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/click-the-clean-button.png\" alt=\"click the clean button\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> If you want to delete pictures, click its corresponding Clean button and then you can click Check all and click Delete. If you just want to clean some pictures, you can click the items you want to remove and hit the Delete button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/clean-pictures-interface.webp\" alt=\"choose All pictures to delete\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In no time, a new window will pop up to ask you for confirmation. You can click the Yes button to delete files from your iPhone. It will tell you how much space you free up after the successful deletion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pictures-deleted-successfully.webp\" alt=\"pictures deleted successfully\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is the same if you want to clean large files with iDevice Genius.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Uninstall apps<\/h3>\n<p>Did you try downloading the app and using it for a short time? After that, you let the app aside and did not use it. Many people would do such a thing. On the iPhone Storage screen, you can check the space each app takes up. Just go to the app you want to delete and click it. You can tap on the Delete App option to remove the app and all related data from the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-app-on-iphone-1.png\" alt=\"delete apps on iPhone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also use iDevice Genius to uninstall apps. Just click the Uninstall and then the Scan button. After that, you can check the application name, version, size, and document size. If you want to uninstall it, just go to click the Uninstall button and the app will be deleted immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/uninstall-apps-in-idevice-genius.png\" alt=\"uninstall apps in iDevice Genius\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5. Do not save photos in Photo Stream (for iPhone with older iOS version)<\/h3>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings &#8211; Photos &amp; Camera<\/strong>, and turn off <strong>My Photo Stream<\/strong> in iPhone. Then new photos will not automatically upload and send them to all of your iCloud services when connected to WLAN.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/disable-photo-stream.png\" alt=\"disable photo stream\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/disable-photo-stream.png 500w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/disable-photo-stream-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6. Reset the iPhone<\/h3>\n<p>If you want a full clean up of the iPhone, you can reset the iPhone to factory settings. In this way, everything on your device will be cleaned. But it is not recommended to reset the iPhone as you will lose the iPhone data.<\/p>\n<p>To reset an iPhone, you just need to tap <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Reset<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Erase All Content and Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/reset-iphone.png\" alt=\"reset iPhone\" \/><br \/>\nBesides the above methods to clean up storage on iPhone, you can also do the following operations to free up space on iPhone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete unwanted music<\/li>\n<li>Turn on the automatic deletion of messages<\/li>\n<li>Disable Brust Mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/three-ways-to-hard-reset-iphone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three Ways to Hard Reset iPhone with or without Passcode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/how-to-speed-up-an-old-iphone-11-quick-and-simple-tips.html\">How to Speed up an Old iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/iphone-screen-lagging-and-freezing-how-to-fix.html\">How to Fix iPhone Screen Lagging and Freezing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-iphone-data\/\">How to Remove iPhone Personal Data and App Documents and Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your iPhone or iPad has been used for a long time, you may notice that there are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ios-devices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2901"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125401,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions\/125401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}