iPhone storage is full: These methods help
- Resolution: films, she is not always in the best resolution. Just for short Clips at a resolution of 720p is more than enough. So you will save lots of storage space. You can change the resolution under "settings > photos & camera > record Video".
- Messenger: Use Messenger like iMessage and WhatsApp, you have saved probably a lot of old data unnecessarily. Go to the "settings" and open "messages" > "keep messages" . Here you can set when old messages should be deleted automatically.
- In WhatsApp you can select in the "settings" under "Chats" to the Option "All of the Chats empty". The entire history will be lost, however.
- HDR photos double: the exposure of an image is not optimal, you can by HDR optimized. It is, however, also retain the old image. You change this under "settings" > "photos & camera" and set the switch to "HDR" > "photo to keep".
- Automatic Downloads of purchases: Buy music on iTunes, it is downloaded automatically on all devices. In settings > iTunes & App Stores" you can specify exactly which purchases will be downloaded automatically.
- Photos optimize: you have the option of your photos to iCloud upload. Then only a small Version of the image is stored on your device, open the "settings > photos & camera > iCloud photo library" and select the Option "iPhone-optimize memory". The high-resolution image you can find then in the iCloud. On the iPhone, only a small variant, not as much memory exists.
iPhone: space-occupancy check and delete Apps
In addition to the tips, you should also take care of the installed Apps. You can also place any amount of memory:
- Go to the "settings" > "General".
- There you select "use".
- All of the programs that are on your iPhone will be displayed here.
- Click on an App to remove and then on "delete App".
- Alternatively, you can delete Apps when you press and hold an App Icon on the Homescreen. Once the Icons are wiggling, you can delete by clicking on the "x" of the App.
Disk space usage on the iPhone
Music and Videos get rid of iPhone to create memory
Just music and Videos, Rob is often the free space.
- You can remove individual Tracks under the "music". There the Tracks that you purchased from the iTunes Store. If you remove Tracks from your device, does not mean that they have the songs. In the iTunes Store, you are still considered as purchased.
- Do you use a music Streaming service such as Deezer and using the associated App, then you can remove, for example, the Offline data of the respective App.
iPhone: recover Deleted E-Mails removed for storage
- Go to the "settings" and click on "Mail, contacts, calendars".
- Select your Account, e.g. "Gmail". Then, tap again on your Account.
- Then select "Advanced".
- Here, you can decide for others what to do with deleted E-Mails.
- You can save this in any "archive", but you move the E-Mails in the "trash".
iPhone Mail clean up
iPhone: memory space by Video purchase
- Go to the "iTunes Store" and buy a movie. Make sure that there is no (!) A credit card is deposited into your Account, as the purchase is otherwise complete.
- You will now receive the message that there is not enough disk space for the selected Video is not available.
- Now you have the possibility to search for free space. In the Background, automatically freeing up space by Deleting unnecessary files.
- Wait a few minutes and then close all open programs to look after the newly created space.
- Note: keep in Mind that it is not still have enough memory free and the credit card is registered.
Storage tip for the iPhone: Apps to outsource to free up storage space
- Since iOS 11, you can outsource in the "settings" > "Apps" the Apps.
- The App from your iPhone will be uninstalled; however, all data will be kept.
- So you can install the App again later, without that you suffer a data loss.
- Also you can see in iOS 11 now, in the App settings, which files occupy how much space.
- With just a tap of your finger you can choose to delete the messages or pictures, and photos to remove.
- This Feature will be for more and more Apps available, so you can tidy up your iPhone quickly and easily.
Should your iPhone is incredibly a lot of data accumulated, you can iPhone also set up again. How to do this, and you'll also learn in the above Video. Should you individual help to iOS need then contact the experts at CHIP Forum
