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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
How to free up system storage without erasing the phone
You can't minimise iOS, but you can make efficiencies in other areas of your iPhone's drive.
See Apple's support documents
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Manage your photo and video storage
Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad
Storage
