documents and data?
What types of things would be considered documents and data on my iPhone? Doing some cleaning up and was surprised to see that whatever they are, they're taking up a fair bit of room.
iPhone 5s, iOS 10.2.1
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Howdy vizslagal,
If you're curious as to what the various types of content are represented by the various categories in the storage breakdown for your iPhone in iTunes, we've a handy outline, provided below.
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touchHere's a list of the types of content on your iOS device, and what each type includes:
- Audio: Songs, audio podcasts, audiobooks, voice memos, and ringtones.
- Video: Movies, music videos, and TV shows.
- Photos: Content in your Photo Library, Camera Roll, and Photo Stream.
- Apps: Installed apps. The content of the apps is listed under Documents & Data.
- Books: iBooks books, audio books, and PDF files.
- Documents & Data: Safari Offline Reading List, files stored within installed apps, and app content like contacts, calendars, messages, and emails (and their attachments).
- Other: Settings, Siri voices, system data, and cached files.
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