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iPad air2, iPad storage full, Photos on external devise, all apps in MB category. At bottom of manage storage system at 5 GB plus, other at 9 GB plus for a total of 15.11GB used. What is this OTHER?

iPad storage full. All photo moved to external devise, then deleted. Under manage storage all apps being used in the MB category. Scroll up to system and it’s at 5+GB, then we have other at 9+GB. What is other?

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 5:48 AM

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Posted on Sep 10, 2020 5:54 AM

Other is an accumulation of cache and files and sometimes they become corrupted and need to be cleared.


See this link about how to clear other --> Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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iPad air2, iPad storage full, Photos on external devise, all apps in MB category. At bottom of manage storage system at 5 GB plus, other at 9 GB plus for a total of 15.11GB used. What is this OTHER?

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