"other" memory section?

I run out of memory on my iphone. Storage shows 13Gb used by "Other" memory section. How to clean that up? Any suggestion? thanks ahead.

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 11, 2020 9:20 AM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2020 10:09 AM

penha539 Said:

"'other' memory section?: I run out of memory on my iphone. Storage shows 13Gb used by "Other" memory section. How to clean that up? Any suggestion? thanks ahead."

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About "Other":

"Other" is all "junk" (as we'd commonly say) from installed apps (i.e. caches). So, to fix this, first backup* your iPhone and then restore** your iPhone from the backup. See where things go from there.


* Backing Up: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

** Restoring: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Suopport

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Aug 11, 2020 10:09 AM in response to penha539

penha539 Said:

"'other' memory section?: I run out of memory on my iphone. Storage shows 13Gb used by "Other" memory section. How to clean that up? Any suggestion? thanks ahead."

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About "Other":

"Other" is all "junk" (as we'd commonly say) from installed apps (i.e. caches). So, to fix this, first backup* your iPhone and then restore** your iPhone from the backup. See where things go from there.


* Backing Up: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

** Restoring: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Suopport

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