How to find the actual App Size with iOS 5

Last modified: Oct 25, 2011 5:54 AM
0 18842 Last modified Oct 25, 2011 5:54 AM

In July, 2011 Radamradam asked:


Does anyone know how to determine the true size of an iPhone app (including any content the apps may have downloaded within themselves)?

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In October, 2011 LostinAsia responded:


Just following up on this a few months later: in iOS 5 this is now possible; go to Settings / General / Usage. After the wheel spins for a bit, you'll see a list of how much memory each app is using. Click on an app to get a breakdown of the "App Size" (what you can see in iTunes, and in the iTunes store) and then the separate "Documents & Data" (other material you've added). So, for example, I figured out that most of my extra memory came from a Chinese dictionary (which I won't mess with), but there were also a lot of scanned PDFs buried deep in an app that I'd totally forgotten about - and I got 1GB of memory back.


Thanks Apple!


This tip generated from the original discussion: Actual App Size (iTunes is incorrect)

Comments

Oct 25, 2011 5:02 AM

I approved this, but think the title might be better as "How to find the actual App Size with iOS 5", "Determining actual App Size" or something like that.

Nubz

Oct 25, 2011 5:02 AM

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