Hello,
For the past 3 month I'm having this issue where my watch 3 series has no space left. This did not happen over time, it happen one day, pretty random.
Checking the storage, the largest app is Nike Run, 22 mb.
No music, no podcasts, no photos on the watch.
I did a hard reset a few times, nothing helped.
I believe the problem is something on my iphone, but I'm trying to avoid a reset.
Any ideas?
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6
I think I may have done it!!! Finally! Some of you know how far I have already been to fix it, but I have gotten further this time!
Here goes I’ll talk through it as best I can....
1.) reset watch completely via watch, erasing all data and settings
2.) I decided to sign out of iCloud on my phone (yes a lot of my information was removed from my phone but still available on the cloud),
3.) link watch to iPhone again whilst not using iCloud, from this I was able to link watch to iPhone and update to latest software without the error message “not enough capacity” setting up as new
the watch now is not linked to iCloud
4.) I have waited for 24 hours before resigning in to iCloud on iPhone, purely because I didn’t get time to beforehand, but sign back into icloud (can’t imagine it’s make much difference doing it after 5 hours rather than 24)
5.) watch will then ask to log into iCloud - I pressed cancel for this...... what really does the iwatch need from the cloud?
messages come through, activity is still tracked, Facebook comes through etc etc
the iCloud is definitely the issue - believe it to be shortcuts so if someone wants to link back to cloud ensure shortcuts are turned off on cloud storage - this may work but I’m happy with how far I’ve got and a working watch with 3.7 gb capacity still available
if anyone has any questions about specific things being accessed I can try on my watch beforehand if you’d like
you’re welcome 😇
Same here - although the Apple Store guys say that there shouldnt be an issue so try sending it off for repair. The Android watches are much nicer to look at imo - I thought Apple would have done a round shaped watch by now.
Actually, no...I set it up from from my Series 3’s last backup.
Wonder if the Series 6 has more storage on it than the SE?
Though, I will say this, based on experience & issues with my Series 3, I am a bit more conscious about not letting old, emails & messages sit on my phone/watch for too long, taking up space on there. 👍
Your description perfectly captures my exact experience and efforts to resolve the same issue with my wife’s watch and mine. You also clearly have the same feelings I have regarding buying any future Apple products. Two of the primary virtues of Apple were their tendency to OWN their mistakes and their responsiveness to their customers. Lose those traits and they are no different than the alternatives! Apparently, at least in terms of the Apple Watch series 3, “Think Different” has been replaced by “We No Longer Care”. Our next watches will be FitBits. Ironically we were going to upgrade our watches for Christmas but I refuse to reward bad corporate behavior!
You nailed-it. Drop that mic 👍🏻😆. Cmon Apple, if you’re listening, let’s do the right thing here. Reach out to folks like us and offer credit for the full amount we paid for these third-rate blunders toward a newer model. The Series 3 doesn’t match your typical excellence. It’s not like we’re complaining about an iPad 1 in 2020 here, we’re talking about a device you’re still selling. Keeping folks like us in the ecosystem is the path to bigger profits, not skimping on a few bucks in the short term. Don’t make poor Steve roll-over.
remotegeek wrote:
You nailed-it. Drop that mic 👍🏻😆. Cmon Apple, if you’re listening, let’s do the right thing here. Reach out to folks like us and offer credit for the full amount we paid for these third-rate blunders toward a newer model. The Series 3 doesn’t match your typical excellence. It’s not like we’re complaining about an iPad 1 in 2020 here, we’re talking about a device you’re still selling. Keeping folks like us in the ecosystem is the path to bigger profits, not skimping on a few bucks in the short term. Don’t make poor Steve roll-over.
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I did that. Not just once. In 30 minutes...storage is full again.
Same issue Watch OS 6.2.6 Series 3 and iPhone X 13.5.1.
Should we maybe share what apps we have installed, maybe we can decent what is triggering this.
Spoke too soon. Woke up this morning to storage full again. Will try to go back to the Apple Store this weekend.
Seems to be a iCloud issue based off of this discussion.
I’m curious, is your watch still working properly after you re-paired, or has it gone back to storage full? If it is till good, what did you do differently?
I just saw that WatchOS 7 is being released today, has anyone been able to install it and see if the bug has been fixed?
It’s being released with the new iPhone OS at 10am PCT, but yes - fingers crossed the extra mystery storage disappears when installed! Will definitely be looking to see what everyone has to say.
I have unpaired and repaired multiple times. I wasn’t aware of the SE, a trade in might not be a bad idea, however, I agree that I could still have the same issue.
Thanks so much for letting us know, Smiley-34! To hear the problem may still persist with a new, different series watch is so disheartening and frustrating. Are you repairing from backup or new?
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