I've been trying to free up up some space on my old but serviceable iPhone 6. I've deleted tons of stuff but the amount of free storage has hardly increased at all. Is there a hidden cache I need to clear out in order to reclaim space on the phone? (I should add that I've made sure that I've really deleted eg photographs rather than simply move them to the Recently Deleted folder.) Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you
About cached files in "Other"
iTunes categorizes cached music, videos, and photos as Other instead of actual songs, videos, or photos. Cached files are created when you stream or view content like music, videos, and photos. When you stream music or video, that content is stored as cached files on your iOS device so you can quickly access it again.
Your iOS device automatically removes cached files and temporary files when your device needs more space.
If storage on an iOS device differs from what you see in iTunes
Since iTunes categorizes cached files as Other, reported usage for Music or Videos might differ. To view usage on your iOS device, go to Settings > General > [Device] Storage.
If you want to delete the cached files from your iOS device
Your iOS device automatically deletes cached files and temporary files when it needs more space. You don't need to delete them yourself.
Here's a list of the types of content on your iOS device, and what each type includes:
Thank you very much for this. Sadly though I’m still left with my underlying problem. Despite all the stuff I have deleted from my iPhone - over 2GB - I have recovered very little space. Why is this? What am I doing wrong?
Is there a hidden cache on myiPhone?
