Saving ipad 3 Storage Space

Hi everyone, I am new to the ipad as I have only had mine for a few months. I have questions in regard to transferring books, movies ect to my PC. I guess my biggest question is after I have synced my purchases and they show up in itunes, can I delete them from the ipad and still have access to them because they are in itunes? And then what happens when I sync again after they are deleted and itunes sees that they are not on the device any longer. Are they removed from itunes because they have been deleted from the ipad ? How exactly does all of this work ? I use my ipad for entertainment purposes only - books, music and magazines ect ... After a while, I am going to have a storage issue so I need to know if I will simply have to delete some items or if there are ways to keep access to them. Forgive my naive questions :-) I have no idea what I am doing !

Using the camera connection kit, you can only import photos and videos using the camera, an SD card or an USB flash drive. You can't export any type of files using the CCK.
I bought a cheap 3rd party CCK to use as a backup for my Apple CCK. Works fine.
There are some wireless external hard drives that can be used with the iPad.
The Kingston Wi-Drive, which costs $50 for the 16 Gigabyte, and then $30 more for every 16 gigs more. It works by you turning it on and then accessing the files on it from an app that you download on your iDevice. You can access music, movies, and other stuff. No connections or anything, it works like a WiFi connection, you connect to it from the setting on the iPad under wireless networks.
Then there is the Seagate GoFlex, which some would recommend over the Wi-Drive. But this one costs $199 and had 500 Gigabytes of storage. It works the sameway as the Kingston: no wires, runs over its wireless connection. You can actually fit up to 300 HD movies on it.
Another option:
Expand your iPad's storage capacity with HyperDrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1153935/hyperdrive.html
On the road with a camera, an iPad, and a Hyperdrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160231/ipadhyperdrive.html
Mac - How to Move the iPhone & iPad iTunes Backup folder to an External Hard Drive
http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/how-to-move-the-iphoneipad-itunes-backup-folder-t o-an-external-hard-drive/
Windows - Change iPad default backup location
http://apple-ipad-tablet-help.blogspot.com/2010/07/change-ipad-default-backup-lo cation.html
Windows - Changing IPhone and iPad backup location
http://goodstuff2share.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/changing-iphone-and-ipad-backup- location/
 Cheers, Tom

Similar Messages

IPad Actual Storage Space.

I am making a decision now as to whether to buy a 3rd party media device which I need immediately or to wait for the iPad. I have 57 gigs of PDFs and music I need to take around. Will the 64GB iPad fit them after we discount the space needed for OS? Given that it will run the same iPhone/iPod Touch OS + Adding in the apps featured on the iPad microsite at apple.com (e.g. Safari, iWork port, etc), can anyone estimate just how much space will really be available?

Thx. As you know, data storage needs naturally increase with usage, so it is really important to approximate just how much breathing room one has before maxing the iPad out. You know how this industry is, I cannot wait for a 128GB iPad or then I'll keep waiting for the next thing forever.
On Apple's iPad microsite it of course confirms "actual formatted capacity less" but not how much of course. The site does however list that the following are the applications that will be included with the iPad:
Safari
Mail
Photos
video
YouTube
iPod
iTunes
App Store
iBooks
Maps
Notes
Calendar
Contacts
Now a lot of these are the same as iPhone/iPod Touch (except maybe iBooks). I don't have an iPhone/iPod Touch, so I don't know how much these actually take up. I'm hoping someone with one of these devices can estimate how much these take up including the OS and reserved memory. Would it go over 200MB? 500MB? 1G?

HT4859 i dont have enough space to download a movie, i do have my photos backed up to icloud so do i need to keep them on my ipad using storage space

I want to rent a movie on my ipad, when i try to I'm unable because of not enough space. I do have all my data backed up on icloud so is it necessary to keep all my photos on there, which take up the most room.

Don't rely on iCloud to back up your photos. Instead, import them to your computer as outlined here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.

Trouble with my iPad's storage space.

I have a 16 GB iPad 2, and my settings say I only have 2 GB available, but my apps and services don't come CLOSE to filling up all that occupied space.

I would try a reset by holding the home and power keys down until the Apple logo appears.
Barry

Can I buy more storage space for my IPAD2

I have a 16G IPAD2. Is it possible to buy more memory for it?

No. iPad's storage space cannot be updated. What you buy is what you stay with.
You can however, either sell the iPad and buy one with more storage or pursue external storage solutions for it such as:
http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/flash-drive/
Or
http://www.kingston.com/us/wireless/wireless_readers#mlw221

Disk images and storage space.

Dear members:
After a disk image is created and saved, how much storage space does one need to work with it ?
Let's say I create a 10 GB disk image that is saved in an encrypted form. Once I try to open it I have first to provide a password and then the drive corresponding to this image mounts to the desktop. Once the drive is mounted, since I have the disk image and the drive, does it mean that I actually have 20 GB added to my desktop folder or both files combined still take up only 10 GB of storage space ?
One other question:
I have saved a disk image to an external Firewire hard disk. When I click on this disk image the drive mounts on the desktop. Is there a way to open this disk image so that the drive is actually mounted on the same external disk where the image is or does it always mount on the desktop independent of where the image is ?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Best regards,
Joseph Chamberlain

Hi, Joseph.
1. You wrote: "In case I wanted to would it be possible to create a disk image on another drive and also mount the disk from this image on that same drive ? For instance, can I create a disk image on an external Firewire drive and then mount the disk from this image on this same external disk ?"I'm not quite sure what you're saying here. I thought I addressed this.
You can create a disk image and save it on an external drive. Double-clicking that disk image (saved on an external drive) will mount it, with the mount point being in /Volumes, same as every other mounted volume on your computer, as discussed in my prior post.
2. You wrote: "On another discussion I initiated one poster said that when creating a bootable external drive it is important to uncheck the square for "Ignore Ownership". I just installed OS X 10.4 on a LaCie 120 GB external Firewire drive and after the installation process noticed that the "Get Info" panel shows the box "Ignore Ownership" checked. Is there a problem ?"You do not want "Ignore Ownership" checked on a bootable volume, i.e. a volume on which you installed Mac OS X. That installation may not work properly.
3. You wrote: "In case there is, shouldn't OS X have unchecked this option as it installed itself on this particular drive ?"I don't know. I've never tried installing Mac OS X on an external volume that had "Ignore Ownership" checked before installation.
4. You wrote: "What does the option "Ignore Ownership" mean and why/when should I use it ?"See "Mac OS X 10.4 Help: I don't have permission to use a disk. The only time I would use this feature is if I had a volume on an external drive, e.g. FireWire drive, that needed to be accessed and written-to by multiple users of the computer to which that external drive was connected. The volume in question should contain only data — not a bootable volume, i.e. one with Mac OS X installed — and one should also be prepared that anyone could add, delete, or modify files on that volume since permissions are ignored when "Ignore Ownership" is enabled.
FYI: When asking multiple questions, numbering them individually is helpful. Then someone can respond by number to link the answer to the question, vs. quoting the text as above.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

How do I manage (i.e., limit) storage space for Messages?

How can the amount of storage space for Messages be limited and/or managed? Messages are currently taking up nearly 600MB of my iPhone and iPad devices storage space. Deleting old message threads does not appear to reduce it. And I don't consider myself to use messages excessively.

How can the amount of storage space for Messages be limited and/or managed? Messages are currently taking up nearly 600MB of my iPhone and iPad devices storage space. Deleting old message threads does not appear to reduce it. And I don't consider myself to use messages excessively.

Can i use a connection cable to watch movies saved on my usb stick on my ipad mini as i have run out of storage space

Hi all, i am going on holiday soon and want to watch all the movie from itunes however my ipad is only 16gb and cannot hold all the videos, any advice on how i could watch the films on my ipad my connecting it too my ipod touch (32GB) or iphone (32gb) or a usb stick so i can hold the extra movies on another device.
thanks for any advice.

There are some wireless external hard drives that can be used with the iPad.
Best iPad External Hard Drive Storage Options
http://www.unlocktips.com/2012/11/best-ipad-mini-external-hard-drive-memory-stor age-options/
iPad Storage Solutions
http://www.ipadstoragesolutions.com/iPadWirelessStorage.php
SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/media-drive/
Another option:
Expand your iPad's storage capacity with HyperDrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1153935/hyperdrive.html
On the road with a camera, an iPad, and a Hyperdrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160231/ipadhyperdrive.html
 Cheers, Tom

Ipad Storage space, incorrectly using iCloud?

I have an iPad mini and I keep getting notices about my storage being used up. When i go to settings and check the usage it shows 11.9GB are being used by my photos. I have less than 30 pics saved on the actual device and everything else on my iCloud. but in the settings I also show I have 5GB of 5GB available for storage space. I don't understand!! When I am on my device and in the pictures app I see the cloud that says "shared" beneath it. All my pictures are there. Is this not the cloud? When I select a picture and select "iCloud" it sends it to whichever album I have selected in the shared space. Is this not the iCloud? What am I doing wrong!?

Any photos that you can see on your iPad are stored on your iPad, even if they are also stored in iCloud. This is done to allow you to be able to access them when you are in locations where you can't connect to the internet. In other words, adding the photos to a shared stream will not keep them from also being stored on your iPad. This is likely change later this fall with the introduction of iOS 8 and iCloud Photo Library (see https://www.apple.com/icloud/preview/).

How is it possible to cancel (not suspend) a video download from iTunes Store (iPad under iOs 6)? (I do not have sufficient storage space on my iPad)

Hi,
I am facing the following difficulty with my iPad (model MD369NF/A) under iOs 6.1.3.
I have bought 2 videos on iTunes Store, but I do not succeed in downloading them: an error message mentions that iPas does not have enough storage capacity.
As a matter of face, when I look at the way the storage is used, I find “Others” for around 10 Go (is there some king of reserved space for the downloading of videos from iTunes Store?), and only a very small number of Mo available.
I would simply like to cancel the downloading of the 2 videos, and hope that it would free the "Others" storage space (in the hypothesis that "Others" is space reserved for videos once downloaded), but I do not manage to do it. I can suspend the downloading, but I do not see how to cancel it.
Would you have a solution to propose ?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Nicolas

Hey Nicolas36,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article outlines issues with free space, capacity, and a large amount of "other" space. You'll want to connect your iPad to your computer with iTunes to follow the steps:
iOS: 'Not enough free space' alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1503
One symptom of this issue will be displayed in iTunes where the Capacity indicator for the iOS device will report a large amount of "Other" disk usage for the device. To resolve this issue:
- Turn off the music or photo sync option in iTunes for the device.
- Click Apply to sync the changes to the device.
- Turn the music and photo sync options for the device on again.
- Click Apply again to try to sync the device to iTunes.
Thanks,
Matt M.

ICloud storage space used up by old data from 1st gen iPad I traded in nearly 2 yrs ago for an iPad Mini. Can't backup any info for mini or new 6 plus. How can I access this old data to clear it out?

My iCoud storage space is being used up by old data from a 1st generation iPad I traded in nearly 2 yrs ago for an iPad Mini. The people at the sprint store where I made my trade were supposed to transfer everything over from my old iPad to the new Mini once they backed up the old device to iCloud. Well, long story short, none of the data ever got transferred to the new iPad, but it all got backed to iCloud, eating up all my storage space. Here I am almost 2 years later, and I've never been able to back-up my iPad mini. What's worse, My iPhone 4 wasn't backed up that whole time, and now I can't back-up my data from my new iPhone 6 Plus to iCloud either. Trying to find creative ways to store and save my information and data between all my devices is getting to be ridiculous. I don't want to upgrade my storage space though...just want to clear out a great deal of what is already being stored. How can I access this old data to clear it out?

The only way to access data from an iCloud backup is to restore it to your device. You could, for example, back up your iPad mini to your computer using iTunes (by connecting it, opening iTunes, then going to File>Devices>Back Up and choosing to back up apps and transfer purchases when prompted), then erase it and restore the old iPad backup (as explained here: iCloud: Restore or set up your iOS device from iCloud), save any recovered data you want to keep, then restore your iTunes backup back to your iPad mini (by connecting it to your computer, opening iTunes, then going to File>Devices>Restore from Backup).
Once you're done with the old backup, delete it from your account to free up the space.

How can I free up more storage space on my IPad?

How can I free up storage space on my IPad? I have deleted all books, music, magazines, email, messages, most games, and I still have only 1.1 GB available. There are files in Diagnostics and Usage that I can't figure out how to delete. Can it be that and something else? Any suggestions are welcomed. Synced just yesterday and that didn't help. Thanks!

In iTunes, you can click on the iPad Device and check what type of files are using storage on your iPad. On the Summary tab, at the bottom of the page, there is a chart showing what type of files are on your device. They are separated into groups by color.
Once you have identified the color that's taking most of your storage you might be able to determine which files need to be removed.
Also, are you using DropBox with a lot of favorites selected or a few larger files? Dropbox favorite files are kept on your device, even when it isn't connected to the internet. This could also be true with other file sharing services like Sugarsync.

ICloud photo library and iPhone/iPad storage space

Hi,
I use iCloud photo library beta for some time and it's a great feature for apple product. However, I'm a bit worried about what happend after some time. Now I have 20Gb of storage in iCLoud and 16Gb iPhone 6 and iPad air 2. On both of them is the "optimize iPhone/iPad storage" checked. What will happen after I would put 20Gb of photos to the iCloud and the iPhone and iPad wouldn't have enough storage to handle them (even when the photos are optimize)?
Thanks for any response or a link where it is discussed,
Jakub

Hi jakudo,
"optimize iPad/iPhone storage" means that photos don't have to take any storage capacity of your devices, if you are using your devices storage capacity e.g. for other content like music, apps etc. Your photos will be stored in the cloud and only a some of them are stored locally as long as you have storage space available. The only thing you have to do, is upgrading for more storage as soon as your passing the 20 GB.
With kind regards,
David

Treo 755p The free data storage space on the device is low. Some data could not be saved

After having the Treo 755p device for only a week, I am receiving a message "The free data storage space on the device is low. Some data could not be saved." I have over 55 mb of free space according to the device info page. I cannot find anything about this in the knowledge library, can anyone offer help?
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)

My problems are similar to Lauren, but backwards. For months now I have had problems with my Treo 755 reseting randomly. Sometimes during calls, sometimes while typing, sometimes while just sitting in the holster. As many as a dozen a day and then not at all for 2 weeks, no rhyme nor reason. This Free Space error though is brand new to me today and quite strange. The error is showing up when I bring my phone out of "sleep". I press the end button to sleep the phone and everything is fine. When I press it again to wake the phone up the error is sitting behind the keylock waiting for me.
Obviously I have done nothing yet for this new memory error, but I've tried everything for the reseting. Deleting software, Soft and hard resets, software updates, everything I and Sprint support can think of. With this new Free space error now I am going to just take it to a service center and demand a new phone. I think there is some kind of hardware error as I have done nothing in the programming. No new programs, no deleted programs, no changed settings.
I loved my Treo 650 and never had any problems with it. I am getting very disappointed in Palm now though with these ridiculous problems.
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)

I can't update the software on my iPad 3 even though I've got enough storage space

I can't update the software on my iPad 3 even though I've got enough storage space, can you help? It is to update to IOS 7.0.4

Storage space on iCloud is not a substitute for storage space on the iPad. You need sufficient storage space on your iPad to accomodate the download. How much Available space do you have? Go to Settings>General>Usage
How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6/7, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
 Cheers, Tom

Saving ipad 3 Storage Space

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for