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Storage in iPad

I can display how the iPad uses the storage it has. In my 16GB storage it shows 15.5GB of 16GB used and under that, system, apps, photos, etc and lastly ‘other’

It seems that ‘other’ takes up, maybe 6GB. How can I free that up? I have recently turned off automatic updates and restarted the iPad but to no avail.

Can you please help?


iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Aug 4, 2021 11:54 PM

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Posted on Aug 5, 2021 12:08 AM

The only remedy to having too little space on your device is to identify and remove unwanted data. You may find these help pages offer some useful information and insight:

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

About storage on your device and in iCloud – Apple Support


If, when looking at your own data storage usage, you see that the “other” category is consuming an disproportionate amount of space on your iPad, this support page may be helpful to you:

Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


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Aug 5, 2021 12:08 AM in response to PeterSMiller

The only remedy to having too little space on your device is to identify and remove unwanted data. You may find these help pages offer some useful information and insight:

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

About storage on your device and in iCloud – Apple Support


If, when looking at your own data storage usage, you see that the “other” category is consuming an disproportionate amount of space on your iPad, this support page may be helpful to you:

Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Storage in iPad

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