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iCloud Videos stay in "Other" when viewed streaming, is there some way to delete them?

When you view iCloud videos not by downloading them to your iPad but instead view them directly and start a stream. This stream is somehow cached in the other files section of my iPad. These files arent deleted even after watching. The only way to clear up this cache file wich is now 9 Gb from my 16 Gb iPad, is to do a full reset, which is offcourse a bit of overkill to do.


Is there no other way to clear the cached videos from the "Other" section. The videos dont appear in iTunes, and dont appears as files anywhere in the settings or video app itselve.


Ive tried downloading a movie to my device but that only too adds up to the total memory.


Hope someone can help

Regards Hans

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Nov 8, 2013 11:59 PM

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Nov 9, 2013 11:15 AM in response to mstrhans

Bear with me on this. I did figure it out but forget the exact sequence. Try this first.


Go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Videos. Find the movies that you want to delete and swipe from right to left across the movie in the list. That should bring up the red delete button. Tap the delete button.


Now close the videos app. Double tap the home button and then drag up on the videos app preview window to close it. Double tap the home button again to go back to the home screen.


Launch the videos app and see if the movie is gone. Then checked the storage again as well.

Nov 9, 2013 2:03 PM in response to mstrhans

I'm sorry. I misunderstood what your question was.


That figure that is called "other", is data associated with apps, but not the apps or any other media itself. Safari bookmarks, Safari history, notes, contacts, email messages, text messages, etc. are all part of that data called other. "Other" can balloon in size if you have corrupt files on your iPad. That is why resetting the iPad to factory settings will get rid of all of that "other."


http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/itunes-other-capacity-taking-up-tons-of-space-fix /

Nov 21, 2013 1:56 PM in response to mstrhans

Ok so this problem has been bothering me for a while. I have 64 gigs at my disposal but 20 of them taken up in OTHER and seemingly unable to be deleted. BUT... I have found where it is stored and how to delete it, and now I know not to stream but to just download directly and then watch. So... this is what you do


Download an application called iExplorer. I don't care how you get it, buy or not, I'm not selling anything, but it is needed. Once you have that, plug in your iWhatever and it will be displayed on the left much like iTunes. At the very bottom there will be a Tab labled Bookmarks. Click Bookmarks and a dropdown menu will display DCIM, click this.


The DCIM will display in the main window with a laundry list of folders but the most important one in titles CLOUDASSETS.


*Cue heavenly music*


This is where the streamed and partial streamed videos and music come in. They are all stored in this CloudAssets folder as well as LoFiCloudAssets a little lower in the list.


Highlight all inside CloudAssets and click Action at the top, then Delete.


I got back my free space and the Other Storage can meet me in ****.


I hope this works for everyone else, I will be using this from now on until this issue is resolved in an iOS update.

Nov 30, 2013 12:06 PM in response to crcamacho

The only way I've found to clear up the space taken after watching a Video from the cloud is to restore the device. I have No Data in my Videos App in Settings>General>Usage, so I can't even open that to delete the offending Videos. It all goes to Other, evidently. So, after one season worth of Breaking Bad, I have to restore the Pad. How dumb! Why have the cloud?

iCloud Videos stay in "Other" when viewed streaming, is there some way to delete them?

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