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Thats more than half of 64 storage of my Ipad
is there any way I can delete/disable Apple intelligence? It isnt useful for me
this happened all of a sudden, just a week ago, my total storage used was 36 GB!
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Expanding upon and hopefully clarifying some points made by others here...
You may struggle with an iPad that has so little internal storage. The 32/64GB devices were primarily intended for use in Educational settings, or in environments where the ability to store local data on the device is not required. At this point, it is perhaps worthwhile to note that Apple no longer markets any iPad model with less than 128GB of available internal storage.
Recent versions of iPadOS include Apple Intelligence and other functionality that make significantly greater demands upon system hardware, in particular local storage. While these additional features can often be disabled, the associated software assets cannot be removed to free their associated storage requirements. Clearly, for many owners, outright replacement of a storage-constrained device may not a viable option to resolve difficulties with insufficient available local storage.
It is generally recommended that you maintain at least 4-6GB of free space at all times - as your iPad needs some temporary space to complete many tasks. When performing system software updates, you may temporarily require more available storage.
If your internal storage is full, or is insufficient for the task that you need to perform, short of replacing your iPad your only option is to better manage the storage that you have - and delete unused Apps or unneeded data.
These support pages may prove to be helpful:
About storage on your device and in iCloud – Apple Support
What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? – Apple Support
Manage your iCloud storage – Apple Support
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Apple Support
Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
“Offloading” Apps can be a helpful method of creating temporary space for a software update:
https://9to5mac.com/2020/01/21/how-to-offload-apps-in-ios-to-save-space-without-deleting-their-data/
Additional information about creating sufficient space for installation of a software update can be found here:
If you need more space for an update on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
External storage options can often help with managing limited internal storage. Depending upon your iPad model, the iPad will either have a Lightning or USB-C port - and may therefore require either an Adapter or USB hub to connect the USB Storage device. If your iPad has a Lightning port, you’ll need an Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter:
https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MK0W2ZM/A
If such documentation is/was available, it certainly wasn’t provided when I purchased my 64 GB iPad Air 4.
The OP didn’t do his homework.
The 128 gig version was just $100 more.
David M Brewer wrote:
The OP didn’t do his homework.
The 128 gig version was just $100 more.
So what. You still haven’t actually answered the question.
Delete or disable Apple Intelligence to free iPad storage?
