How to Remove ‘Others’ from iPhone storage

One of the most valuable assets on your iPhone or iPad is storage and it can be very stressful when it starts to fill up, especially if you are already limited to 64GB or less space.

Checking what you are using all that space can reveal an unusual category called ‘Other’ which usually represents many gigabytes of data. Now what’s ‘Other’ on your iPhone or iPad, and you can delete it?

Note: It appears that iOS 13.6 may cause others to take more than your memory. Although Apple did not mention this error in the notes accompanying the release of iOS 13.6.1, the company has published a document supporting the problem: “An issue on iOS or iPadOS 13 may prevent the program from extracting You’s storage. To fix this issue, update your iPhone or iPad on iOS or iPadOS 13.6.1 “. Apple points out that if you don’t have enough storage to update, you can do it on your computer (in case you’re a Mac, you can download the update with Finder).

What takes up iPhone storage?

First, you’ll want to know how you can see what’s taking up your iPhone or iPad storage.

1. Open settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap iPhone storage [o iPad].
4. Wait for section size calculations.

You will find a graph like this. See everything in the “Other” section!

What is “Other”?

Look at the line chart showing the decline of your last paragraphs, and you will see various categories with colored codes, including one written by another. IOS and iPadOS divide storage into various categories including Media, Photos, Applications, System, and a few others.

The ones that do not easily fall into these categories are written otherwise. These are usually things like temporary files, updates, logs, other Siri words you downloaded, and files that are not equally understandable.

You may also find that if you send multiple picture messages or stream video content, your iPhone will create archive files so that it can handle all of these smoothly.

They should be removed automatically after use, but sometimes they stay and end up in the category of others, taking up too much space unnecessarily.

Can I clear Other Storage?

Due to its ambiguous nature, you can’t touch the button and pull out a folder for others, but you may have to make it slow. As with any destructive action when it comes to details, we strongly recommend that you start by making a full backup of your iPhone or iPad in case something goes wrong. For a step-by-step guide to the process, learn how to save your iPhone or iPad.

How can I remove some data storage?

There are several things to consider when minimizing the space some files take up on your device. Next, we’ll look at some of the options.

Clear app caches

The most obvious thing is to look at apps that may be hogging caches. To test this, do the following:

1. Open settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap iPhone storage [o iPad].
4. Now scroll down through the various programs that appear at the bottom of the storage graph and you will see a list of applications and the amount of storage they are currently using.

Choose one of them and you will be given a detailed breakdown. It’s not a forensic diagnosis, as there are only app size and text and data, but if this last one seems too high, you can try to go to the program itself and delete items.

If this does not change things, another option is to delete the program itself and reinstall it, as this usually erases all cached data. Naturally, you should make sure you have a backup of any important data before attempting this route. For more information, see How to Uninstall Apps on iPhone and iPad.

Clear Safari repository

Another good idea is to take out the archives stored in Safari, as they can take up a lot of space. To do this, take the following steps:

1. Open settings.
2. Toca Safari.
3. Tap Clear website history and data.

This is a problem, as sites you have previously visited take longer to load and require you to log in again, but this should be the first time you visit them after clearing your cache.

We have this guide to clear the cache on your iPhone or iPad.

Limit end of messages

Messages are a common criminal in another scenario, so you should consider limiting the number of chats and messages you store on your device. Apple offers time-related options to choose from, so if you don’t need conversations from a year or two ago, it might be best to remove them.

1. Open settings.
2. Touch Messages.
3. In Message History, tap Save Messages.

You will now be introduced with three options for how long your device will keep conversations. These are 30 days, 1 year, or forever. By default, Forever will be selected, so change this to a short time if you’d like to see those messages disappear. But don’t worry, you can save it to iCloud if you are well prepared. So before you start this process, learn how to back up messages to iCloud.

If you are running out of storage, there are other ways to clear the clutter. We’ve included them on how to free up space on the iPhone or consider using a cloud storage service to handle your large files.