Why is other taking up storage on my iPhone?
One of the biggest culprits for Other growing out of hand is streaming lots of music and video. When you download video or music from the iTunes store, TV app, or Music app, it’s indexed as Media. But streams have caches used to ensure smooth playback, and those are categorized as Other.
Why is other taking up so much memory?
It’s likely caches of images, videos and other content your phone had to store in it’s own memory storage so you could scroll through Facebook without encountering the dreaded “buffering” spinning wheel.
How do I delete other storage?
How to free up storage space and clean ‘Other’ section in storage
- Open the Settings app on your device.
- Scroll down and find the Storage option.
- Under Storage, the UI may be different for different Android phone, but you can tap on any item to find more info about its content, and then can selectively delete stuff.
How do I free up space on my iPhone without deleting apps?
Free up space on iPhone without deleting apps
- Delete iMessage attachment files.
- Disable Photo Stream.
- Turn off sharing photos in iCloud.
- Disable saving duplicate photos when shooting in HDR.
- Delete “Burst Mode” photos.
- Delete duplicate photos on iPhone.
- Clear Safari cache.
- Clean up iBooks, Videos and Podcasts content.
What is other storage in iPhone?
The other storage category contains miscellaneous files that aren’t included in the main categories (like photos and videos, apps, and email). Some of the most important other files include: The Safari browser cache. Mail cache and mail attachments.
Does iCloud free up space on iPhone?
Use the Cloud Moving files to the Cloud is an easy way to free up space locally on your iPhone. For those with large Camera Rolls, enabling Apple iCloud offers 5GB of space for free. There’s also an option under Settings > iCloud > Photos (when iCloud Photo Library is turned on) called Optimize iPhone Storage.