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Q: not enough free space is available on this computer

How can I sync my iPhone 6S when I try and get a message that iTunes could not backup the iPhone because not enough free space is available on your computer?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Pages '08

Posted on Jun 23, 2016 8:58 AM

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  • by ShagCA,

    ShagCA ShagCA Jun 23, 2016 9:06 AM in response to jamie259
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    Jun 23, 2016 9:06 AM in response to jamie259

    Well... how much free storage space do you have on the computer?

  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Jun 23, 2016 9:10 AM in response to jamie259
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    Jun 23, 2016 9:10 AM in response to jamie259

    Taken at face value, it means that you have to delete some files on your computer because there isn't enough free space on the hard drive for the backup. Your computer hard drive needs some free space for fragmentation so if you are done to a few precious GB of free space, you can't use all of what is left.

     

    However, you haven't provided any details at all so I am just guessing.