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iOS 17 has dumped 14GB Synced media on my iPhone. I don’t want it, didn’t ask for it. How can I get rid of it?
iPhone SE, iOS 14
Turn off iCloud Music Library --> Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music - Apple Support
Turn off iTunes Match --> Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support
Turn off WiFi Assist (see the pic below)
Open iTunes on Finder for macOS Catalina, For all other macOS versions Use iTunes
Then the Media* you think is not required on your iPhone, turn it off, then Sync / Apply. The unselected media* would be removed from your iPhone. And there would be more free storage on your iPhone now.
*Media: Music, videos, podcasts, ringtones, artwork, and Voice Memos
Watch the GIF below
Getting rid of 14gb “synced media”
