I have an 16 GB iPad mini that says its using 6 GB of space, but my apps don't even come close to that amount of space. How can I find out what is taking up all my space? I know people will say to back up my iPad and restore, but I don't want to upgrade to iOS 7, so that is not an option for me. Thanks so much in advance!
iPad, iOS 6.0.2, IPad Mini
Settings>General>Usage. This will list all the data/apps currently on the device.
That's the problem, I don't have that many apps. The biggest one is Asphalt 8 and that's 1.4 GB. My other 10 apps are all under 70 MB. But it says 6 GB are being used.
My daughter had the same problem on her iPad. She tried to rent a movie and was told there was not enough space. She only had 1GB of storage left. Her only solution was to backup, completely reset, and restore the iPad. Somehow a bunch of storage memory had gotten tagged as in use and this was the only way to deal with it.
If you are not willing to update to iOS 7 then you may be out of luck as a user doesn't have access to the innards of the operating system and there are no utilities I am aware of to deal with this.
That is what I was fearing. I'm hoping someone knows of a way to fix it.
How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
Cheers, Tom 😉
I dont have an other section.
If you are still on iOS 6 on your mini, you may have gotten the auto-pushed iOS 7 update download on your device. Check your device under Settings>General>Software Update. If you have a button there labeled "Install" for the iOS 7 update, the update has been pushed to your device by Apple without your knowledge or permission, then extracted from an approx 1GB download file to a ~3.1GB installation package which is now using ~3.1GB of your storage space. It happened to my iPad mini along with an 8GB iPhone 4 (~2.5GB - 3GB of space robbed from an 8GB device) as well. The actual size of the update after extracted can vary between ~2.5GB to over 3.1GB depending on the device.
See the following topics & links:
*Auto-pushed iOS 7 @ CNET
*How do I delete auto download of ios7 (linked work-around on page 2)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5379403?start=0&tstart=0
*How do I stop my iPad 3 from automatically downloading iOS upgrades (work-around)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5385718?start=0&tstart=0
*Apple Forced iOS7 update on my iPad2 !
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5378130?start=0&tstart=0
No I don't have iOS 7 downloaded. I know that it automatically downloads iOS 7 when your iDevice is locked and connected to wifi, so ever since iOS 7 came out I don't leave it plugged in and connected to wifi.
i have the exact same problem, if you solved the problem let me know how, becouse i cant find anything that would help me... if i put al my documents and files together i still have 3 gigs of space taken by the unknown.
Not sure if this will help but if you have an iPhone or other devices photo stream seems to automatically be on which will download you pictures and videos on all devices. Turning this option off will delete the pictures your ipad downloaded from those devices which quickly eat up space. Especially those videos.
Good luck.
I just held down the home button and the power button for like 20 secs and the apple logo came on and I got like extra 2 gigs by doing that.
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I've found whenever this happens to me, it is because the upgrade to iOS has been automatically downloaded to my device, and is sitting there, whether I have installed it or not. Check for that and delete it.
What is taking up all my space?
