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Other system data hogs storage

How can I remove over 24G of storage on my iPhone that is being occupied by other system data?

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 3:40 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2020 4:11 PM

“Other” is not system data. It is all data on the phone that does not fall into the explicit categories. But a very large Other can indicate storage corruption, which can be the result of an interrupted sync. To fix that back up the phone, then restore your phone from the backup.

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Other system data hogs storage

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