How to delete "System Files" and "Other System Data"

I have 64 GB of storage and for some reason when I scroll to the bottom of the "iPhone Storage" tab, "Other System Data" is taking up 35.93 GB and "System Files" is taking up 7.17 GB. APPLE PLEASE HELP

iPhone XS

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 6:35 PM

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Jun 26, 2020 7:01 PM in response to Patricia1314

“Other” is all storage not otherwise included in the main categories. It may, for example, include miscellaneous files no longer in use, caches, previously streamed videos and music, etc. And occasionally a corrupted file that can't be deleted. 


Restoring is the next troubleshooting step available to you. First, try restoring from a backup, because most ”other” files are not part of backups. If still no success, you likely have a corrupted file and will need to restore as new.


Restore instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184


About storage on your device and in iCloud: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206504

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