Cannot restore backup to iphone because not enough space when i have 4 GB free?
Everytime I try restoring my iphone from backup it never works properly. This time, I get an error message when trying to restore from backup that says I don't have enough space, but I have 4GB of free space left. Why is this happening?
Hi ew11131,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
Cheers,
- Judy
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