This guide will help you free up 1-2 gigabytes of free space on your iphone or ipad in a few simple steps. After completing all the operations in this manual, you can not only clear space on your iphone or ipad, but also significantly increase the performance of some applications, as well as the system as a whole. For all operations, we will use only the standard tools offered by the manufacturer.
Necessary
- - a computer running Windows or Mac OS;
- - enough free disk space to keep a full backup of your iphone or ipad;
- - the latest version of iTunes installed;
- - cable for connecting the device to the PC.
Instructions
Step 1
Connect your iphone or ipad to your computer using the included cable. Wait until iTunes starts, or start it manually if it does not start automatically.
Step 2
You must save content that was downloaded from Apple Stores (music and apps). For this iTunes go to File / Devices / Move purchases from iphone.
Step 3
Then open the control panel of the device by clicking on its icon in itunes. On the overview tab, check the box Encrypt backup to save the data of the "Health" and "Activity" programs, then set a password.
Step 4
Make a full backup of your device. Be sure to specify to save all data, programs, etc. To start a backup, go to File / Devices / Create backup.
Step 5
After completing the backup, be sure to check if the backup completed successfully. To do this, open iTunes preferences and go to the devices tab. Here you will see the backups and the date of the last backup.
Step 6
After the backup is complete, you need to reset your device. To do this, go to settings, then select "general", then "reset" and finally "erase content and settings".
Step 7
Wait until the reset is complete and the machine restarts. Reconnect your device to iTunes with the cable.
Step 8
Launch iTunes, then select File / Devices / Restore from Backup. Choose a suitable backup, make sure it is the last one you created earlier. Click the restore button and wait for the procedure to complete.
Step 9
After the restoration is completed, you will have 1-3 GB of free space in the internal memory of the device.
