TexasElGuapo

Q: How can I find out how much space certain apps are taking up on my iPad?

Is there any way to view this on the iPad?

Posted on May 12, 2010 10:30 PM

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Q: How can I find out how much space certain apps are taking up on my iPad?

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  • by Jim VanLeeuwen,

    Jim VanLeeuwen Jim VanLeeuwen May 12, 2010 10:41 PM in response to TexasElGuapo
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    May 12, 2010 10:41 PM in response to TexasElGuapo
    No, there isn't.

    When you connect you iPad to iTunes, you can view the total apps size in the capacity bar at the bottom of the main window.

    If you want to know the size requirement for a specific app, go to your iTunes App Library and select the app. Open the "Get Info" window (File > Get Info) and see the size in the Get Info Summary tab.
  • by red555,

    red555 red555 May 13, 2010 7:24 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
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    May 13, 2010 7:24 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
    ...and since the ipad itself does not say, another way to find the info is to use the Apps Store. They have the size listed on the left side of the App's screen.

    If I want to know the size of "Pages" app, I can see it takes 33.1 MB on the ipad.
  • by Glorfindeal,

    Glorfindeal Glorfindeal May 13, 2010 7:41 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
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    May 13, 2010 7:41 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
    Under Settings/General/About it gives a break down of how many of each type of media you have on the iPad, your total capacity and total available capacity. Other than that, you need to use iTunes Store or check the actual file.

    Glor
  • by john_austin,

    john_austin john_austin Jun 11, 2011 8:15 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
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    Jun 11, 2011 8:15 AM in response to TexasElGuapo

    I'll re-ask the question.  Is there an app that will show how much storage each app is taking on the iPad, this would include data stored by the app (which is not included in "Get Info"). If not an app, maybe a PC-based tool? 

     

    My iPad shows 5.3GB storage usage by apps and I would like to identify which app(s) data are using the space.  I have apps such as GoodReader and DropBox that store data on the iPad.  I have deleted the data in these apps, but the storage has not declined - so I may need to uninstall and reinstall certain apps.  Identifying the "large users" of storage would be helpful.

  • by Isaac from Pasadena,

    Isaac from Pasadena Isaac from Pasadena Aug 17, 2011 9:04 AM in response to john_austin
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    Aug 17, 2011 9:04 AM in response to john_austin

    I am looking for the same thing but for my iPhone. I'm running out of room and I'd like to know what to delete. Here is a link to another article with several links embeded of the same conversation:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3211634?start=0&tstart=0

     

    & if your iDevice is JB: http://modmyi.com/forums/general-iphone-chat/737666-find-out-how-much-space-each -app-takes-up.html

     

    But just like not having groups in contacts I think this is another issue Apple is going to ignore forever.

  • by jordanpw,

    jordanpw jordanpw Aug 17, 2011 10:15 AM in response to TexasElGuapo
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    Aug 17, 2011 10:15 AM in response to TexasElGuapo

    They're not ignoring it forever. In iOS 5 there is a Usage area in Settngs where you can see how much space is being taken up by each installed app. It also lets you drill down to see how much space is used by an app's program files and by its documents / data.

     

    Unfortunately I don't know any method (including via 3rd party apps like DiskAid and similar) to see this info at the moment.

  • by michael714,

    michael714 michael714 Feb 17, 2013 12:32 PM in response to john_austin
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    Feb 17, 2013 12:32 PM in response to john_austin

    I know this thread is very old, but it's still the one I found when I googled this question today.  So, I can confirm that with iOS6 you can find app usage/storage size data by going to Settings -> General -> Usage -> Storage.

     

    Very useful to me!

  • by iMacCrazy,

    iMacCrazy iMacCrazy Oct 25, 2013 9:17 AM in response to michael714
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    Oct 25, 2013 9:17 AM in response to michael714

    HI Michael714 . . . thanks for posting your information even though this is an old post. I could not find how to access the size of the apps on my iPad. Your post made my search quick, thank you.