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Sergeicoffee Author

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iPhone memory.

Why does the system take up 10 gigabytes of memory on a smartphone?

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 4:26 AM

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SiHancox

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Posted on Oct 12, 2018 4:54 AM

This discussion may help iPhone System taking up storage space

It talks about ”System” size and how to reduce, as to what it is, I believe it’s an area the OS uses to maintain performance (caches ect) but others may give you a more detail explanation.

I‘ve read that if you simply connect your device to a computer and open iTunes (you don’t have to sync) and wait a few minutes, system size may reduce, again I don’t know why but might be worth a try. I connect my X and iPad Mini 2 to the iMac daily and there system sizes are 7.52Gb and 5.45Gb respectively.

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