Has your device ever run out of storage?
Here are some tips for you to have more free space.
To exploit the new iPad’s 2048x1536 pixel
screen, apps need new graphic firmware. This means files take up more space on
even previous iOS devices. Thus, your iPhone or 16GB iPad will soon start to
warn it is running out of storage.
Here are some tips to free more space on
your device which is full of data and apps.
Get along with iTunes Match
If you have a great music collection and
agree to spend $33 per year, you should consider of registering an iTunes Match
account. With this service, Apple stores your music in iCloud so your whole
music library will appear on iOS devices when no space is occupied. Once
registering iTunes on Mac, you can remove music from the iOS device anytime
when you need more free space.
Get rid of some apps
When removing apps, you must focus on apps
that have been used least regularly and those occupying most space. Go to
Setting > General > Usage to see apps shorted by size. Garage Band and
iMove have taken up more than 1GB of storage for each one. If you had never
deleted them, it’s time for you to remove them. (Remember that you can install
them again from Appstore later). Besides, you can remove an app from Usage’s
screen just by typing its name then clicking “Delete App” button.
Delete unused apps to
free up space on iOS devices.
Video also takes up a lot of capacity. While
you cannot remove video player, you should delete separate movies that were
saved. If you had synchronized movies for a long time and there was no need for
them, let’s remove them.
Image management
Videos and photos that are captured by your
iOS device and specially those created by latest camera (with lots of
enhancement) would take up enormous space, similar to apps. It’s a good idea to
back up these photos and videos then erase them from your iOS device. You can either
upload images via Photo Stream or connect your iOS device directly to Mac and
import files by this way. iPhoto will suggest removing imported photos/videos. Another
way to get rid of image quickly is done by Image Capture.
Adjusting configurations could save you
more space. Third-party camera apps, such as free Instagram (instafram.com) and
Camera+ (69p, campl.us), provide users with many options for storing your
images – only either in apps or in Camera Roll. Furthermore, Instagram and
other apps allow you to decide to save the original image, the processed one,
both of them or either of them.
Save
more space: Usage’s monitor on iOS device shows how much space each app
occupies. It’s recommended to remove apps that are large but seldom used.
