PhoneClean program. How to clean iPad from debris. How much free space is left on your iPhone or iPad and how is the disk space used?
WITH iPhone release 7 Apple has finally abandoned the production of mobile devices with 16 GB storage on board. Modern realities suggest that using gadgets with so much free space (and in fact there is even less, and here’s why) is not life, but some kind of existence. If you are the owner of such an iPhone or iPad or simply want to free up as much as possible disk space, then we will tell you how to do this as efficiently as possible.
How much free space is left on your iPhone or iPad and how is the storage space being used?
By going to Settings → General → About this device, you can find out general data about available and occupied space, as well as information about the number of media files.
If you need specifics, you need to go to Settings → General → iPhone storage.
Here you can see full list installed applications on the device, including the standard “Photos”, “ Music" and others. Next to each application, the amount of disk space used and the date of last use are displayed.
The methods outlined below to free up space on your gadget include both obvious actions and methods that even people are not aware of. experienced users.
and install the tvOS 11 Beta Software Profile on your iPhone or iPad. Then you will need to restart your device.
After these steps, the system will stop downloading to the iPhone or iPad updates. If the user needs latest firmware, then to install it you will need to first remove the tvOS 11 Beta Software Profile.
Delete attachments in Messages (iMessage)
Message attachments can also take up a lot of space on your device. In order to get rid of excess weight, you should go to the Messages application, open any conversation and click on the “Details” button, which is located in the right top corner screen. Then you need to click on any attachment and hold until the “More” menu item appears - select it and determine the materials that are to be deleted. After that, click “ Delete attachment"and that's all extra files will be erased from the gadget’s memory.
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Set a limit on how long audio and video messages can be stored
All audio and video messages that the user receives on his device are saved in the gadget’s memory by default. As a result, they accumulate and begin to take up a lot of space. iOS has the ability to set the retention period for such messages. To do this, go to “Settings”, go to “Messages” → “Audio messages” or “Video messages” and in the “Expires” menu select the time after which unnecessary information will be eliminated from memory.
Set retention periods for SMS messages and iMessages
You can also set storage periods text messages. To do this, open “Settings”, go to “Messages”, then go to “Leave messages” and check the “30 days” option. After these actions, text correspondence in the Messages application will be deleted after 30 days. That is, in iPhone memory or iPad, only messages from the last month will remain.
Disable Photo Stream
Although the “Photo Stream” option, which shares photo and video content between user devices, is inherently very convenient, if there is a lack of space on the gadget, it is better to disable it. This is done extremely simply: go to “Settings”, go to the “Photo” menu and turn off the “My Photo Stream” function there.
Turn off iCloud Photo Sharing
Another convenient option, which is better to be disabled if free memory on the device becomes less and less - " General access To iCloud photo" This feature allows you to create shared albums with other users.
When the option is activated, all contents of shared albums are automatically transferred to storage, thus taking up space on the gadget. You can deactivate the function in “Settings”, in the “Photos” section - there you should switch the slider opposite the “iCloud Photo Sharing” item.
Use cloud services
Photos and videos can also be stored in the cloud on third party resources: Google Photos, Yandex.Disk, Dropbox and others. All these services provide free storage, into which you can transfer materials that load the memory of your iPhone or iPad. It is only important to make sure before deleting photos and videos from the device that they have been completely copied to the cloud.
Turn off saving HDR photo originals by default
The Camera app, when taking HDR photos, by default also saves the original photos to the device. This, of course, also affects the amount of memory. To disable saving originals, you need to open “Settings”, then go to the “Camera” section and there move the slider next to the “Keep original” item to the OFF position.
Remove unnecessary podcasts
Podcasts that the user subscribes to are automatically downloaded to the device. If this process is not monitored, then the downloaded materials can soon take up a significant amount of memory. Old and unnecessary new podcasts are deleted in the corresponding application. There we find unnecessary entries, click on the icon with three dots located opposite them, and select the “Delete downloaded object” item.
Set up deletion of listened podcasts
Instead of wasting time manually deleting listened podcasts, you can easily automate this process. To do this, go to “Settings”, select “Podcasts” and in the window that opens, activate the “Delete played” option.
Remove unwanted books from iBooks
Even the contents of the standard iBooks reader can negatively affect the free memory of the gadget. Therefore, it would be a good idea to check whether the application contains materials that need to be deleted. To do this, launch the reader, click on the “Change” button in the window that opens, look for unnecessary books and magazines, mark them and erase them from the database.
Connect Apple Music
A significant number of users fill their device's memory with music. However, nowadays, to listen to audio, it is not at all necessary to download it to your gadget. And with a streaming service Apple Music There is no longer any need to save your favorite music on your device.
A subscription to the service costs 169 rubles per month (you can listen for 45 rubles per month, instructions below), but the first three months can be used for free. Apple Music has huge base music content different genres and categories from all over the world, as well as personal selections and online radio stations. Registration for the service is carried out in the Music application.
Clear the Mail app cache
Often, after deleting all emails and attachments from the Mail application, it itself still continues to take up a lot of space on the device. The reason for this is the program cache, which accumulates in memory and can eventually reach several gigabytes in size. You can find out how much the Mail app weighs in Settings. There we open the “Basic” tab, enter the “Storage and iCloud” section, go to “Storage” and click “Manage” there.
As for the cache, there is only one way to clear it. To do this, you need to remove the application itself from the device and then reinstall it from App Store. This will free the program from garbage and thereby increase the free space on the gadget. You should only delete the application if you remember your login details for your email account.
Clear iTunes cache
Do you often rent movies from iTunes (instructions)? Prepare for the fact that the cache will most likely be replenished with several extra gigabytes. To completely clean it you need to iOS settings log out and log back into your account Apple entry ID, and as control measure do hard reboot device (press and hold the Home and Power keys at the same time until the Apple logo appears (10-15 seconds)).
Optimize your Apple Music storage
If you purchase a paid Apple subscription Music, then you will have access to the Storage Optimization function (Settings → Music). In it you can install maximum amount space allocated for compositions. When the limit is reached, the application will automatically delete the old songs that you have listened to the least.
Disable automatic downloading of media files in WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, etc.
Popular whatsapp messenger(also applies to Viber, Telegram, etc.) by default saves all multimedia content from correspondence to the standard iOS library. Not only does this take up free disk space, but the Camera Roll will be filled with mostly unnecessary junk.
To disable automatic download go to client settings → Chats and move the switch opposite “Save media” to the inactive position. We wrote more about this here.
Clear Safari Cache
To delete the Safari cache (pages viewed, images, etc.), open Settings → Safari and click on the “Clear history and website data” item.
And if you go to the “Add-ons” section, you can clear site data, if of course there is any.
Clear Reading List Cache in Safari
Reading list in Safari browser is an option that allows you to access articles and individual pages on the Web without an Internet connection. However, the saved data takes up quite a lot of space, so it is recommended to clear the list cache from time to time. To do this, in “Settings” go to the “General” section, and from there to “iPhone Storage”. Next, go to the Safari section and delete unnecessary files from the Offline list tab.
Clear the cache of other applications
Almost all applications and games, while on the device, save temporary files on it. To get rid of excess weight, you will need to follow the path “Settings” -> “General” -> “iPhone Storage”. There you will have to independently search for all applications and games and, when possible, delete their cache.
In a large number of settings third party programs There is a cache deletion function. Take the time to wander through these nooks and crannies to remove irrelevant data and free up space.
Reinstall games and applications
Alternative previous method. You can get rid of temporary files in apps and games by simply deleting them from your device and then installing them again from the App Store.
Reinstall social network clients (Vkontakte, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
A lot of garbage accumulates on the gadget due to applications social networks. This category of utilities, as a rule, is very actively used by users, so they quickly accumulate on the gadget. a large number of temporary files. Most easy way getting rid of them is reinstalling the client. That is, you need to delete and download again from the App Store app, which requires cleaning from debris.
Remove unnecessary voices in iOS
If you have ever used Siri features for people with disabilities and loaded additional languages, then don't forget to delete them. Languages typically take up several hundred megabytes of disk space. They are used in VoiceOver features, thanks to which the assistant pronounces the names of objects on the display.
Go to Settings → General → Universal access→ VoiceOver → Speech → Voice, and then remove additional languages.
A tricky way to clear memory that you might not know about
If there is catastrophically little space on the device, you can quickly free it up with one in a cunning way, described in detail here. Must select large application, game or movie and download it to your gadget. The system will detect that there is not enough space on the iPhone or iPad to download, and will begin to independently get rid of unnecessary temporary files that are virtually impossible to reach on your own.
You should first find out how much free memory is on your device and select an application or game that exceeds this memory. It goes without saying that after installing such software, it will need to be removed immediately.
It happens that the selected application does not want to be downloaded to the device - this means that there is extremely little space left on the gadget. In this case, you should choose a program with a smaller size.
Use specialized programs to clean iPhone and iPad memory
Third-party developers offer many utilities (for example, iPhone Care Pro or PhoneClean) that automatic mode will help you get rid of unnecessary temporary files. It happens that after using them, several gigabytes of memory are freed up on the device at once. Using such utilities is extremely simple - they all have an intuitive interface.
I'll try accessible language tell me about the cache. What is it eaten with and how to clean it in iOS. This will free up hundreds of megabytes (or even several gigabytes) of memory space. I'll tell you how to clear the cache in Safari, the general system cache, and application data.
What is cache? Let's look at the definition:
Cash (from English. cache) - a special area on a disk or in operating memory computer, designed for temporary storage of information and for frequently used data and commands for faster access.
That is, the system (or applications in the system) saves part of the data to disk in order to access it more in the future. fast access. Even our website uses a cache system. Moreover, the cache is used twice.
It works something like this:
- The first user opens the article. The page is formed and folded into special file on server. Then all other users no longer load the database and, when accessing the same article, receive the generated file.
- Also some of the files (which are loaded constantly: for example, CSS file with styles) from our website is saved on your computer, iPad, iPhone. Your browser saves this data so it can be loaded faster in the future. This caching allows, firstly, to open the site faster, and secondly, to save traffic.
Most websites on the Internet operate on the same principles. How long do you visit them? How many of them do you return to later? But the data is still stored on your disk (maybe six months, maybe a year, maybe indefinitely).
This is why the Safari cache gets clogged in the first place on iPhones and iPads. If you haven’t cleaned it for a long time and the browser is slow:
How to clear cache on iPad in Safari?
- Go to Settings->Safari.
- Find the "Clear history and website data" option. Click on this button.
- In the new window, read the message and click “Clear”
How to clear cache using Battery Doctor
I'm skeptical of many such utilities. But what cannot be taken away from Battery Doctor is that it cleans memory quite noticeably.
Before cleaning there were 6.8 gigabytes free space, and after 8.3. Miracles?
The application is absolutely free. Monetized through advertising that looms at the bottom of the screen.
Step 1. Go to the program. Let's go to the Junk section. We see the amount of free space on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Click the Clean Up Cache button.
Step 2. The program warns that the program is deleting some temporary files, which may include game progress and some cached data. In fact, you shouldn’t be afraid of deleting game progress - for all normal games, progress is stored inside the application folder and Battery Doctor will not affect it.
Step 3. After some time, the program shows you the final result. As a rule, the count goes to hundreds of megabytes, and even gigabytes.
But Battery Doctor, one might say, radical remedy. You should use it if you like one-click solutions and your system is slow. But that's not all...
How to clear program data
Even Battery Doctor does not and cannot touch program data.
Settings->General->Storage and iCloud. Click Manage In chapter Storage. Now we manually view how much the data takes up various applications.
Many modern young people buy iPad 2 and other tablets. This device is multifunctional, which allows you to diversify daily life, make it bright and interesting. But in order for the tablet to work without interruption, you need to periodically clean it. The same work needs to be done with iPods and other gadgets.
An urgent need for this procedure may arise when the iPad 2 is overloaded with software, and there is no room for those applications that are needed right now. And when the user tries to download a file with any program to the gadget, the system displays a message that there is not enough memory. But this does not threaten responsible users, since they clean the tablet’s memory in a timely manner.
However, in practice, most often everyone forgets about this problem. Until the time when there really isn't enough space. But do not panic when faced with such a difficulty. There are several options for how to carry out this procedure. We will talk about them in detail below, looking at the most popular and effective methods.
To perform such cleaning, the user must follow this algorithm:
- Go to browser settings.
- Find the option to clear history and website data. Click on this element.
- In the new window that pops up, read the message and click on the clear button.
That's it, just 3 simple steps this procedure is done. It will help free up significant space in the memory of your device.
Now you know how to clear debris from your iPad in terms of working with the cache. Next, let's look at another common method.
Clear the cache using software: Battery Doctor
Many people are biased towards such utilities, but in vain. For example, Battery Doctor helps very well to clear up space in the tablet’s memory. Let’s say that if before cleaning there were 6 gigabytes of free space, then after cleaning there will be about 8.
I'm glad that the software is completely free. The developer monetizes his brainchild through advertising, which scrolls below and does not interfere in any way.
To use the utility for our purposes, you need:
1 Login to the program. Go to Junk. The amount of free space on your smartphone or tablet will immediately become visible. Next, click on the clear cache button. 2 The software will issue a warning that a number of temporary files will be deleted, including game progress and some data from the cache. But in reality, things associated with games will not be erased. They are usually saved inside toy folders. 3 Wait for a certain period. After the operation is completed, the utility will display the final result. As a rule, it is impressive - not even hundreds of megabytes, but gigabytes of space will be freed.But it is still not recommended to use this software very often. This is just one of the methods, but far from the main one. The most significant result is noticeable when the user has not used the program for a long time (or never at all).
But the utility described above is a radical option. It is suitable if the system often slows down. Or if the user does not like to tinker with the problem for a long time. And he prefers to solve everything in one click.
How to erase software data from iPad 2?
The program discussed above and others like it do not affect any software. Yes, this cannot be.
However, this type of information can take up a lot of space. To find out specific numbers, you should go to the main settings. Then enter the storage and the “cloud”. And finally, to the control room. Here you can manually view how much space the data of different programs takes up.
For example, usually any one social network takes up about 250-300 megabytes. And if you count how many such services an ordinary user uses... At least 4-5. And why does he need to store these strange cached elements? That's right, there is absolutely no need to do this, so as not to clog the system again.
How to enter similar situation? Remove the software from iPad 2 or another device, and then - reinstallation. Of course, in the future, information and documents will accumulate again. But that will come later. And now we have cleared the place so that the desired program can be safely installed. The cleaned device will be ready for this.
This concludes our review of how to clean your iPad from debris so that the trash can is filled with it and it is removed. You shouldn’t have unnecessary data in the tablet’s memory and interfere with its normal operation. There are other ways to clean Pad 2, iPad mini and other tablets. For example, you can clean your device using iTunes. This type of cleaning on iPad is also very popular among users. How to make it - you can find it detailed instructions online.
iOS 9.0 works on fairly old devices. Thanks to these simple tips you can speed up their work.
1 Restart your iPad
Reboot your tablet.Press and hold the Power button until the power bar appears. Turn off the device, then press the power button again.
An alternative option (bet you didn’t know about it?): Press and hold the Home and Power buttons at the same time, wait for the apple to appear. This will reboot your device.
2 Get rid of unnecessary apps
Free space is necessary for quick and reliable operation iPad.Press and hold your finger on the app icon until they all start to shake. Click on the cross of the application you are going to delete. Unfortunately, built-in programs cannot be removed.
Alternative option: Settings → General → Storage and iCloud → Storage, Manage. Shows a list of files and programs available for removal.
Get rid of the unnecessary stuff, reboot the tablet.
3 Content update
Background data refreshing is a handy feature, but you can get a little more out of your tablet by not doing so.Settings → Basics → Content Update.
A couple more tweaks:
- Reduce transparency: Settings → General → Accessibility → Increase contrast;
- Reduce background and effects motion: Settings → General → Accessibility;
- Turn off Spotlight suggestions: Settings → General → Search Spotlight.
4 Notifications and geolocation
While notifications can be useful, at least check which apps have them enabled: Settings → Notifications.Do the same with geolocation: Settings → Privacy → Location Services.
5 Clear your browser cache
Safari saves settings and site data while running, which can slow down your browser as a result.Clear them: Settings → General → Reset → Erase content and settings.
6 Clear RAM
Press and hold the Power button. When the shutdown bar appears, continue to hold the Power button and press and hold Home.The screen will blink and the home screen will appear.
7 Buy a new one
Apple will soon introduce a new generation of devices. Maybe it's time to update your old devices?Original -
Despite the fact that the process of deleting applications from iOS bypasses the so-called recycle bin inherent in desktop operating systems, there is still a lot of garbage left on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. U especially active users i-devices, in particular those that have been using their gadgets for several years, the collection of junk can take up to several gigabytes. In this guide we will tell you how to get rid of junk on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
1. Back up your mobile device
You can free yourself from subsequent hassle with recovery by saving a backup copy on your computer and encrypting it with a password known only to you. This can be done in the section " Backups» your iTunes. Then start the synchronization process between the device and the computer just to check that everything is going as expected.
2. Use iTunes to remove all kinds of unnecessary files
iTunes doesn't let you get to your deepest secrets operating system your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, which contain the most junk. However, it makes it much easier to remove what is called “visible debris.” They may be old music files, photos, screenshots and unknown applications, for some unknown reason loaded into your memory mobile device just a few months ago.
3. Download iFunBox or another similar application
There are many different applications for Mac and PC that allow you to access file system devices for iOS control. One of these is a tool known to many, which is absolutely free. You can choose any of similar applications, the process of cleaning the system from garbage will not change.
Please note that if iOS firmware 8.2 iFunbox and similar applications work flawlessly, but unexpected compatibility problems arose with iOS 8.3. However, during our testing, no problems with iPad Air running iOS 8.4 beta 3 did not happen - the device works great, while dumping a considerable 1.5 GB of pure garbage.
4. Let's start cleaning
After everything preliminary steps completed, we can start cleaning the iOS device. Let us warn you right away: be careful what you delete and double-check the instructions, otherwise you risk deleting an important system file and you will need to restore the device.
The left panel of iFunBox offers a set of shortcuts for all key folders that contain important and unimportant files, as well as a special shortcut “ Raw file system" which provides access to the raw file system. Here's how to clean all these sections.
Note: iFunBox's translation is far from ideal, so we present exactly the names that you will find in the program itself.
1. Network Application File. In this section you will find files specific applications. All of these applications are also visible in iTunes, so here, if you followed the instructions in step No. 2, only the tools you are familiar with should remain, and there is no need to delete them.
2. Application programs . This list contains all the apps currently stored on your device. They need to be managed through iTunes, so we don't advise you to touch anything in this section.
3. Shortcuts and Main Storage. There is nothing in these folders that is worth your attention - just skip them.
4. Camera. The Camera section (there may be several of them) stores all the pictures and images from the Photos application. Here you should do this: if some of the pictures are important and others are not, it is better to start the process of deleting unnecessary ones from the mobile device, however, if all the pictures are unnecessary, then iFunBox will allow you to delete them with one press of the Delete key.
5. iBooks. Books usually don’t take up much space, but magazines are much heavier, so go through the folders in this section and delete old magazines that you don’t intend to read. If you don't use iBooks, you can skip this step.
6. Dictaphone. For those who are used to constantly making notes using standard application Voice Recorder, you'll be pleased to know that you can free up some valuable space on your iPhone or iPod Touch by deleting files with the ".plist" extension. They are of no value, but accompany every recording made by the recorder.
7. Raw file system. This section gives us access to the raw file system of the iOS device. The AirFair, Books, Downloads, FactoryLogs, General_Storage, iTunes_Control, PublicStaging, Radio, Recordings, Safari, and Vibrations folders are not of interest to us, but the remaining ones may be useful:
- CloudAssets and LoFiCloudAssets. These folders contain iTunes in the Cloud videos and audio from iTunes Match respectively. You can save valuable space on your device by going to these folders and deleting unnecessary .m4v and music files previously saved by cloud services.
- DCIM, PhotoData, PhotoStreamData and Photos. Each of these folders is directly related to the photos and images stored on your device. The most interesting is the DCIM folder, pictures from which can be saved to removable media or, for example, to a computer, while deleting them from the mobile device. Increased free space is guaranteed.
- Purchases. The folder in which purchase files are stored. Here you can find music files and videos that you can freely delete and not worry about anything happening to your device.
5. If something suddenly goes wrong
As you may have noticed, we only deleted and copied multimedia files, the absence of which in the device memory will not be noticed by the system. However, if you accidentally deleted some system file, after which you began to notice slowdowns in the operation of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, then you need to take action. First of all, reboot your device. If it does not help solve the problem, then you need to restore the device with iTunes help from a backup.
