Losing storage on iPad mini
Hi
Strange problem
I have had my new iPad mini since spring. I have had no issues watching movies from I tunes and last evening it keeps telling me there is no storage space to download
I have removed apps turned things off including iCloud and still nothing
Help!
How much storage do you have left?
What is taking up the most storage?
Storage is not endless. And as you add more things it gets used up.
If you go to Settings->General->Usage how muhc space does it say you have available?
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