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A question about iPad usage

glb613 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:00:24 GMT

I check the usage on my iPad and it's huge despite having no music, photos or videos. I checked each app thinking maybe my games were using so much space. Once again, the numbers don't add up. I'm talking GBs of usage under the category "other". Can this be from updates? If I reset then use a backup, will the usage be the same? If I don't use a backup and simply reinstall the apps I want, can I regain the storage space?

Re: A question about iPad usage

dooBdoo — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:05:45 GMT

Check in Settings, Privacy, Diagnostics & Usage, Diagnostics & Usage Data. That really builds up over time, and the only way you can "dump" it is by syncing the device.

Re: A question about iPad usage

glb613 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:35:19 GMT

I sync my device and it doesn't do a thing.

Re: A question about iPad usage

Cha1k — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 02:50:03 GMT

Let me google that for you.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPad+other+data+usage+high

Re: A question about iPad usage

dooBdoo — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 03:21:01 GMT

Excellent, Cha1k!

glb, Ok. I wasn't sure if you knew to check for the storage used by the diagnostics. "Other" storage can be so many things -- for example, the data and info saved for each app, which is separate from the size of the app alone. So, deleting an app (and all the associated data) and then downloading it again does temporarily regain some space.

Other than syncing, and storing several things (like pix, videos, etc.) on my Mac instead of on my iPad -- I do completely erase and restore the iPad fairly often and that does reclaim some space, cleans out some things like log files that we don't see.

Re: A question about iPad usage

glb613 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:46:21 GMT

I'll try resetting and see what happens. I have 9 GB of "other" and my available storage is down to 3 GB. As I posted, there are NO movies, pictures or music stored. There are days I could throw it against the wall.

Re: A question about iPad usage

jackthebear — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:28:27 GMT

On 12/13/2014 glb613 said:
I sync my device and it doesn't do a thing.

is there an update sitting on your device waiting to be implemented?

that can take up the "other" space, Apple just puts it there even though we might not be ready to update annoying to my mind

Re: A question about iPad usage

jackthebear — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:32:28 GMT

On 12/13/2014 Cha1k said:

Let me google that for you.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPad+other+data+usage+high

love this site

Re: A question about iPad usage

violann — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:51:59 GMT

On 12/13/2014 Cha1k said:
Let me google that for you.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPad+other+data+usage+high

WOW- opens a Whole New World!!!!!!!!

Re: A question about iPad usage

susyq123 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:06:25 GMT

Go to the Apple app store and download a free app to clean the cache. I use Checker - Memory & Disk Space System Checker. It will free up a lot of space and junk files

Re: A question about iPad usage

glb613 — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:22:02 GMT

On 12/14/2014 susyq123 said:
Go to the Apple app store and download a free app to clean the cache. I use Checker - Memory & Disk Space System Checker. It will free up a lot of space and junk files

I'll check it out.

Re: A question about iPad usage

CalminHeart — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:54:16 GMT

Your programs may not have shut down properly. Did you turn it off, let it sit a minute, and restart? If that doesn't help, go to an Apple store and have them fix it. I had to do that once and haven't had a problem since.

Re: A question about iPad usage

Lynnj — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:09:29 GMT

On 12/13/2014 Cha1k said:

Let me google that for you.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPad+other+data+usage+high

OMG, LOL.

I could use that for work. People I work with think that I am their google of company information. We have many resources available to find the answer...I am getting tired of being that resource, LOL.

Re: A question about iPad usage

Cha1k — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:12:28 GMT

On 12/14/2014 Lynnj said:
On 12/13/2014 Cha1k said:

Let me google that for you.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPad+other+data+usage+high

OMG, LOL.

I could use that for work. People I work with think that I am their google of company information. We have many resources available to find the answer...I am getting tired of being that resource, LOL.

I hear that Lynn. I'm the go-to person for tons of people.

It can be taken as a bit snarky.....but I resemble that remark on many occasions.

Re: A question about iPad usage

Lynnj — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:19:15 GMT

That other category has a lot of different stuff in it. Some is important system stuff, other is various data from apps and information about apps, and still some document data gets trapped in there too.

The best way to manage that is to do a restore, then use iCloud backup to restore from. There is not a way to manually locate all of the stuff and manually delete it. A restore will not hurt anything.

Plug iPad into computer > open iTunes > locate iPad from top left drop down > click on iPad summary tab > click restore from middle section.

If you did a backup of the iPad before you hit restore, don't pay attention to any warning that comes up telling you something about losing information or apps. Just click whatever it is that makes it go to restore.

The process will erase, and the reinstall the latest version of iOS (which is 8, so if you are still on 7 beware that restore will put you on 8).Then it will walk you through the process to set up, and you will select from backup. When you come back up, all apps, data, and settings will be just at it was before restore. However, you will see that the Other category is less, typically the amount of whatever the iOS software is.