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How do you delete or clear the “Other” file on my iphone6S

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 2:23 PM

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Jan 31, 2021 12:10 PM in response to dimpho179

Hi dimpho179,


It sounds like you have some questions regarding removing storage space and we can help.


Here's a breakdown of the storage categories that explains what each one is:

  • "Other: Non-removable mobile assets, like Siri voices, fonts, dictionaries, non-removable logs and caches, Spotlight index, and system data, such as Keychain and CloudKit Database. Cached files can't be deleted by the system."

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


How large exactly is the Other storage category? You may need to follow these steps if your iPhone is not up-to-date:

Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad


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