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I want to clean up my iPad. Completely remove unused apps. When I delete apps they are still in the App Library and I would like to remove them from there as well

I want to completely remove unused apps to free up space on my Ipad

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Nov 16, 2023 3:45 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2023 4:01 PM

Deleting an App from your iPad will remove both the App and all associated App-data. By contrast, "offloading" and App removes the App, but preserves the associated App-data; when an App is subsequently re-installed, the preserved data and files are accessible.

If Apps are added to a Home Screen from the App Library, you are simply adding an App icon that opens the App; deletion of an App icon, added from the App Library, only removes the icon - and not the App.

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I want to clean up my iPad. Completely remove unused apps. When I delete apps they are still in the App Library and I would like to remove them from there as well

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