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How can I clear the “other “ space on my iPhone

How can I clear the “other” space in my iPhone storage

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 16, 2020 5:18 PM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2020 5:24 PM

I  only know of one way to clean up the storage and minimize the "other" category and here is how- (This involves erasing your iPhone and restoring it to factory settings and then restoring from a back up file).


  1. Back up your iPhone to a computer as shown here ➔ Back up your iPhone to your computer.
  2. Erase your iPhone and restore to factory settings by opening Settings General Reset Erase all content and Settings
  3. Restore your iPhone from that back up file on your computer (Step 1) as shown here ➔  Restore your iPhone from a computer back up.


I know that this may turn into a time consuming event and other members of this forum may have other ideas however this is the method that has worked for me.


Axel F.

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Aug 16, 2020 5:24 PM in response to kemani36

I  only know of one way to clean up the storage and minimize the "other" category and here is how- (This involves erasing your iPhone and restoring it to factory settings and then restoring from a back up file).


  1. Back up your iPhone to a computer as shown here ➔ Back up your iPhone to your computer.
  2. Erase your iPhone and restore to factory settings by opening Settings General Reset Erase all content and Settings
  3. Restore your iPhone from that back up file on your computer (Step 1) as shown here ➔  Restore your iPhone from a computer back up.


I know that this may turn into a time consuming event and other members of this forum may have other ideas however this is the method that has worked for me.


Axel F.

How can I clear the “other “ space on my iPhone

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