Free up space on ipad mini for notes by removing photo and mail apps from ipad but keep them on phone

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Free up space on ipad mini for notes by removing photo and mail apps from ipad but keep them on phone

I am wanting to use my ipad mini as a note pad and so I don’t need the mail or photo apps on the ipad mini as both have a ton of data.

is there a way to keep these apps off of the ipad mini but still have them available for my phone and imac and air laptop?

I have tried to remove them from home screen but keep them in my library.

but it seems like they are still hogging memory😳

iPad mini (6th generation)

Posted on Apr 2, 2023 9:26 AM

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LotusPilot

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Apr 2, 2023 12:29 PM in response to meimeibritter

Consider disabling iCloud Photos - and removing any configured email accounts from the iPad mini. Assuming that the iPad has iPadOS16 or earlier installed…

iCloud Photos:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > Photos >

iCloud Photos - set to OFF
My Photo Stream - set to OFF
Shared Albums - set to OFF

Once disabled, you can delete any photos from your locally stored Photo Library without affecting your other devices.

Apple iCloud Mail:

Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud Mail - set to OFF

For each non-Apple email account:

Settings > Mail > Accounts > [Mail Account] Delete Account

Removing Mail from the iPad will only remove local copies of email.

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