normsb
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: why does my ipad say 10.6 gig used and 2.2 available
Why does my ipad air say 10.6 GB used and 2.2 GIG available when its a 16 Gig ipad. Cant figure it out. please help
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1
Texas Mac Man
Level 8
(46,611 points)
Out of the box, your iPad only had about 13.5GB of available space.
There are several factors that affect the amount of storage space on an iPad. First is the true amount of space on a hard drive. There is a math difference in how companies spec hard drive size and the true amount of available space. Second the iPad has some pre-installed apps that take up space. My 16GB iPad 2 started out with only 13.5GB of available space.
Why my new iPad’s storage doesn’t add up
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-57404587-243/why-my-new-ipads-storage-doesn t-add-up/
How OS X and iOS report storage capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419
Cheers, Tom
