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The mail account on my iPad is using 4.6GB of storage

Of the 13.6GB used mail accounts for 4.6 and I am unable to do the latest update. I have tried emptying trash, deleting emails etc. I have deleted one of my 2 email accounts and rebooted with no effect at all. On realising that a couple of emails I had kept in the sent folder had a video and 2 photos I forwarded them to myself so as to keep them on the Mac, deleted (both) sets of sent mail, also trash and received, and the available storage actually went down from 128 to 78 MB. Please can someone help (in non techy language, I basically need words of one syllable and 'press this then this' kind of instruction)

Posted on Jul 14, 2014 4:18 AM

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Jul 14, 2014 7:52 AM in response to balancingduck

iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867


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?

http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn


How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-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 5/6/7, 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.


What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly

http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/


6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch


http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/


Also,

How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space

http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/


What is Stored in iCloud and What is Not

https://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/what-is-s tored-in-icloud


 Cheers, Tom 😉

The mail account on my iPad is using 4.6GB of storage

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