Voice Memo taking up space even though there are no recordings.

I used to record a lot of memos so they took up a lot of space. One day the memos disappeared and I didn't really think about it until I saw that the voice memo app still had 10 GB of space. I don't know how to get rid of the space because there are no memos in the app.

iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 2, 2021 12:02 PM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2021 7:16 PM

Hey there Bin5s3,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're missing Voice Memos, but you still see that it is using 10 GB of storage space. We're happy to provide some assistance.


First, make sure that your device is updated:


Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


If the device is already updated or if the issue persists after updating, restart all devices linked to the Apple ID with Voice Memos.


If the issue persists after that, create a backup of your device and then sign out of iCloud, restart, and sign back into iCloud:


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Restart your iPad

Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac


Keep us posted.


Have a great day!

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Apr 3, 2021 7:16 PM in response to Bin5s3

Hey there Bin5s3,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're missing Voice Memos, but you still see that it is using 10 GB of storage space. We're happy to provide some assistance.


First, make sure that your device is updated:


Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


If the device is already updated or if the issue persists after updating, restart all devices linked to the Apple ID with Voice Memos.


If the issue persists after that, create a backup of your device and then sign out of iCloud, restart, and sign back into iCloud:


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Restart your iPad

Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac


Keep us posted.


Have a great day!

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