How do I delete Apple maps documents and data

If Lawrence's solution is not working, the other solution would be to tap "Reinstall App" (in your screenshot) to get the app installed again on your device. Then, on the Home Screen, long-press Maps, tap "Remove App" and then ""Delete App."

This will delete the app and its associated data. Then you coud choose to reinstall a "fresh" version of Maps by downloading it from the App Store: App Store - Maps.

naftali49 wrote:

There’s no such option!

this is crazy. Have looked around everywhere. No solution! My Apple Maps data is at 7.9 GB!

If you have an iPhone with iOS 17, as the original poster in this thread does, you definitely have that option.

You can also open Maps, tap on your icon in the bottom right corner, then Offline Maps and swipe each map right to left and tap delete.

I have the same issue. My Apple Maps Documents & Data is at 6.7gb and has grown steadily even without Apple Maps on my phone. After sharing metadata logs, phone snapshots, etc. with the Apple Support and the Apple Engineering team, the Engineering team says the only thing that can be done is to restore the device to factory settings and setting up as new and not restoring a backup. There's no fix.

My phone only? I'm pretty sure if any of the billion users deleted their maps app, they would have the exact same issue.

"The Engineering team says the only thing that can be done is to restore the device to factory settings and setting up as new and not restoring a backup."

I don't consider that to be a "fix". It's a "give up and start over". Imagine painting a canvas, then the green paint starts to peel. You ask the manufacturer how you can fix it, and they tell you that you have to wipe the entire canvas clean and paint it all over again. Would you buy the same green paint again from them?

'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ' -Albert Einstein

I upgraded to 17.5.1, and this problem (Maps' documents and data occupying huge space) has gone away. It has been only 5 minutes, though, since the upgrade, and I am bracing for it returning. "System Data" also went down to about 4 GB.

I haven’t found a way to get rid of the extra data, but I did find something that might help it stop growing.

1) Go to your profile (Apple ID) at the top of settings, and then tap iCloud, and then press show all underneath apps using iCloud. In here, find Maps, and disable it from updating and using iCloud. That worked temporarily for me until relatively recently when it spiked again randomly. So, to be safe, you could also do step 2.

2) Go to privacy & security, then go to Location Services, and then go in system services. In here, turn off Routing and Traffic, and I also turned off Significant Locations to be safe.

At least for now, this has prevented the data from growing for me. It initially started growing after deleting the app, so I doubt it’s just “your phone is broken” issue, since there seems to be a common cause for this issue among people. It might not be a widespread issue because many people don’t delete the apps that come with their phones like Maps. I cannot guarantee that this will keep it growing forever, or that it’ll work for everyone, seeing my first solution suddenly stopped working and caused me to seek out the second solution myself. I hope it’ll at least help somebody keep their storage from being clogged by Maps.

Also, resetting and transferring data from a non-corrupted phone that hasn’t deleted Maps didn’t fix it. It seems that as soon as you delete Maps, something goes wrong. Maybe it’s related to iCloud and your Apple ID since my first solution worked temporarily, who knows. But I’ve also seen people claim that as long as you don’t transfer the data directly you’ll be fine? I really have no clue.

This is a guess. Reinstall Maps.

Then go to Settings/Maps and turn on Optimize Storage. Leave Maps on for a while.

Next, open Maps. Next to Recents tap More, then Clear.

You can try this.

Clear your location history in Maps on iPhone

Clear your location history in Maps on iPhone - Apple Support (CA)

I refer to my July 11 post: "I upgraded to 17.5.1, and this problem (Maps' documents and data occupying huge space) has gone away. It has been only 5 minutes, though, since the upgrade, and I am bracing for it returning. "System Data" also went down to about 4 GB."

naftali49 wrote:

There’s no such option!

this is crazy. Have looked around everywhere. No solution! My Apple Maps data is at 7.9 GB!

• Open the Settings app
• Find and tap on Maps
• Turn ON the switch for Optimize Storage (see the screen shot below)

Update, to make matters worse, it has continued to grow without the app even being installed! It was 8.04 when I last commented, now it's 11.93. It keeps hogging every bit of space I free up and can barely use the phone. This is extremely frustrating, and I haven't been able to find anything. I guess my next attempt will be to back up, wipe the phone, and restore it because this very much looks like a bug.

Oh, I’m certain that any Samsung you get will be absolutely fabulous, and you will never have any issues with it or with their support.

Have you TRIED to get support from Apple? Posting in a user to user forum is a way to get advice from other users, but that is not Apple support. If you want Apple Support use the Support link at the top and bottom of every page in this forum.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Oh, I’m certain that any Samsung you get will be absolutely fabulous, and you will never have any issues with it or with their support.

They do seem to have largely resolved the problem with phones exploding.

Thank you for the sarcasm. This isn't the first issue I've had with apple products. It's the straw that's breaking the camel's back. I read through the comments. People (myself included) have tried your suggestions. Did you read ORCTEARAN's comment on May 16? Or the "best reply"? I can't even re-download Maps because I don't have enough space on my phone. Hence why I'm back here to see if someone has solved it yet. Why can't the engineers fix the issue? It's like they don't care. If it's not possible, then there's something wrong with the iOS.

Ninja123abc wrote:

'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ' -Albert Einstein

Except that Einstein doesn't seem to have actually said that. It appears to have been the author Rita Mae Brown.

http://www.news.hypercrit.net/2012/11/13/einstein-on-insanity/

Regardless, refusing to use the simplest solution to a problem and instead continue to complain about it seems a bit silly.