Why do I get "Storage almost full" warnings with multiple Gb free?
I have a 32Gb iPad Mini (running latest OS updates and all current apps), and keep getting "Storage Almost Full" warnings, even when I have 3, 4 or 5Gb free space (according to desktop sync)?
About all I use it for when I get these errors is reading a book. No apps are running other than iBooks. I happens before and after a power-off.
I'm going to see if I can hunt down a good memory reporting app to see if I can find out what's going on...
Steve
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Why is my iCloud storage almost full?
Ok now I have seen many questions like this on here before, but none of the answers or even the actual questions fit what my exact problem is.
On my iPhone and iPad, I constantly keep getting these notifications about how my iCloud storage is almost full and there is not enough room to back up my iOS device. When this notification pops up, it has the options to 'Cancel' or go to 'Settings'. Clicking setting brings me to the iCloud tab in the Settings app. Now in this, I go to 'Storage and Backup'. It shows I own 5.0 GB of storage, and about 50 something MB available. So naturally, I click 'Manage Storage' to maybe delete some data being backed up from apps that I dont often use or that contain to much data that I dont want backed up. I go to the iPhone backup tab, and I have every single app turned off to backup, but yet, it says my next backup size is 5.0 GB. I do not understand how this is even possible.
Also, under the iCloud tab that I clicked first, I have 'Mail', 'Contacts', 'Calendars', 'Safari', 'Notes', 'Photos', and 'Find My iPhone' all turned ON. 'Reminders', 'Passbook', and 'Documents & Data" are all OFF.
I understand most of the problem is the Photos and videos on everyone's iPhones. I regularly upload all photos and videos to my iMac, and also delete that I dont need or are not important from my iPhone often. I currently have about 2 dozen pictures on my iPhone, and no videos.
Maybe I am missing something, or forgot a step, but bottom line is I do not know exactly how to solve this problem. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.Hi LongLiveRock,
You have indicated that you have turned off all of the Apps backup, but you have not indicated exactly what your Camera Roll, and other things that are being backed up are using.
Can you tell us what the total of each item that is being backed up is?
Cheers,
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Getting "storage almost full message"
I've deleted all apps I don't use.
I've turned off the photo stream, although the icloud has lots and lots of storage left.
I don't know how to eliminate music I'm not using from iPhone
I just upgraded to 5.1.1 - not intentionally, but it's done.
How do I fix the storage issue?
PeggyBasic neophyte here.
Other than deleting the apps by clicking the "x" and emptying the trash in emails and messages, is there some other thing to do to delete items from iphone?
oh, and thank you so much for responding. -
Why do I keep getting a "storage almost full notice" on my iPhone 5s if in settings it says I'm only using 12.0 of 16 gb?
If you are referring to a 16GB phone, then you do not have 16GB available. The device only has about 12.75GB available after iOS. You can see how much space you have available by going to Settings>General>About, or you can connect the device to the computer and iTunes and look at the report there.
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Why am I receiving a "storage almost full" message when I have lots of storage?
My I phone 4 keeps sending message "Storage Almost Full" I have 4,8 GB available and 1.5 used. I have read other threads but nobody has provided the solution that I can see. Deleting photos and apps doesn't work. I think it has something to do with the Cloud but I turned it off and deleted a backup. My video doesn't work well and the battery is being used up too fast. I don't want to store on the cloud or purchase more storage. Someone said that didn't work anyway. Please help! Thanks!
Hello kiphoneb,
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you are repeatedly getting a message "Storage Almost Full," but your phone is only has 4.8 GB of data on it. This message usually comes up when you are reaching the limits of your iCloud storage. You do not have to purchase additional storage, and can use iTunes to backup your iPhone instead.
You can find the steps to backup in this article under iTunes>How to backup
iOS: How to back up
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
You can find additional information managing iCloud storage here:
iCloud: Managing your iCloud storage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4847
Best,
Sheila M. -
I have an iphone 3GS and suddenly am getting a "storage almost full message" even though I have 1.4 GB of free space. Now I cannot text. How do I trouble shoot this? I recently upgraded to version 6.1.3 if that helps.
When you sync using iTunes on your computer, do you see a lot of "Other" at the bottom of the iTunes Summary Page for your iPhone? If you do, try a "Restore iPhone ...". That should help.
Hopefully that would do it for you. If not, the next (more drastic) step would be to restore again as above, but choose "Restore as New" and then manually sync. Omit any apps that might be suspcious in their space use (primarily Game Center apps). -
Can't take photos on my iPad and the prompt keeps appearing, STORAGE ALMOST FULL YOU CAN MANAGE STORAGE IN SETTINGS. Which I do but don't get any further!
Do you have a computer around? You could try plugging your iPad in and deleting uneeded apps, songs, movies, etc. using iTunes.
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Movies on ipad will not play - get the storage almost full message?
I have a number of movies on my ipad showing in Videos, most on stored on icloud (i think). I can start playing the movies but within a few seconds they stop and I get a message say "Storage Almost Full". I thought by storing the movies in the cloud I am saving space on my ipad and can access and play those movies any time. What am I doing wrong?
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
How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
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.
What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly
http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/
6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/
Also,
How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
Cheers, Tom -
HT1766 I keep getting message "storage almost full"
I keep getting the message "storage almost full" even though I've purchased the maximum storage and am showing lots of storage available in iCloud
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
How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
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.
What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly
http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/
6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/
Also,
How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
Cheers, Tom -
Storage almost full message on iPad
Hi there,
I used my iPad on a recent holiday to store my photos and videos and pretty much filled it up. I've now transferred most of the photos and at least half of the video clips onto my Mac so should have freed up over half of the space on my iPad but am still getting a 'Storage almost full message'. When I look at the usage it shows PhotoMgrPro, where I store my images, as taking up 55.2GB which is definately not the case. What can I do?Many thanks. Having Googled 'how to empty the trash' on an iPad and seen over and over again that there is no trash can as such on an iPad I was really confused as to why I was deleting photograph and video files but not freeing any more space. I've since found out that the app I use, Photo Manager Pro, does have a trash can and it was overflowing. Some of the files in there go back nearly a year! No wonder the poor iPad was telling me it had no space. So now I've emptied that trash and am up and running again. Thanks again,
Sue -
HT4859 Storage almost full message
"Storage almost full message appears" even though I have plenty according to usage. I was low and removed my music to get more but the warning is still there and I can't open some apps such as Facebook. Is there a way to defragment or another solution? I have tried restarting.
If you have pleanty of free space I'm not sure why you would continue to get this warning, although you're not the first person to report this problem. I'm not sure if it will help but you might try deleting your most recent iCloud backup by turning off iCloud Backup in Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage, swipe across your backup and tap Delete, then go back and turn iCloud Backup back on and back up again. This may refresh the storage warning and stop it from happening.
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My wife's iPhone 4 started showing the "Storage Almost Full" message repeatedly. The following actions have been taken:
1. Deleted iCloud backup for the phone. - Not Fixed
2. Restored phone - Not Fixed
3. Bought brand new iPhone 5 and restored from backup - Problem is now on the new phone.
This is obviously an issue with the OS. What is the fix?
My next course of action is to factory restore the iPhone 5 and remove all traces of the backups from the iPhone 4. In the process we are going to lose lots of data that is very important.riegertml wrote:
1. Deleted iCloud backup for the phone. - Not Fixed
Why? This is completely illogical. The iCloud backup has nothing to do with the message being displayed.
riegertml wrote:
2. Restored phone - Not Fixed
Again, why? There is completely illogical. Restoring does not remove content from the device.
riegertml wrote:
3. Bought brand new iPhone 5 and restored from backup - Problem is now on the new phone.
Again, why? If the same backup is restored to a device of the same capacity the same "Storage full" message will appear.
riegertml wrote:
This is obviously an issue with the OS.
No, it simply and obviously is not.
riegertml wrote:
What is the fix?
Replace the user with one that can read and comprehend the message.
riegertml wrote:
My next course of action is to factory restore the iPhone 5 and remove all traces of the backups from the iPhone 4. In the process we are going to lose lots of data that is very important.
Why? So more time and effort can be wasted?
Stop being dense. Connect the iPhone to the computer. Open iTunes.
Manage the content being synced to the device via iTunes. -
160 g storage almost full, over 93 g listed as other? How can I find out what it is?
160 G storage is almost full and with over 93 G listed as other. How can I find out what is taking up all my storage space. Could it be back up from 3 iPads?
Backups won't take that much space. Music, photos, and application do use up space quickly though. Go to your home folder, highlight the Music folder and press Command + i to get info. At the top you will eventually see the size of the folder. Do that to each folder in your home directory and you will get a good idea as to where the space is being used.
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I've had my Iphone 4 for almost two years. The "Storage Almost Full" icon started to pop up continuously just yesterday, and it hasn't stopped even after deleting almost everything off my phone. It also won't allow me to send messages, or completely clear conversations. And it says "cleaning" on my apps constantly and repeatedly to the same apps. I've tried restarting it, backing it up, restoring it, backing it up again and nothing has worked at all. Is there any way I can get rid of this problem without restoring my phone to it's factory settings and deleting everything? I have a lot of important notes, dates, and contacts that would take a ton of time to put back in, and I want to avoid doing that if I can. Help, please!
I was able to free up 4GB of space by deleting my email account. You can always add your email account again.
This method will delete all saved attachments and data in your iPhone's internal memory. -
Why is my recovery drive almost full and how do i clean it.
Also why is my hard drive almost full when i have very little on the computer?
My recovery is full too exept ive got windows 7.... I do have a lot of crap on my laptop though.....i dont know whats causing it ... im 12 so all i do is take photos and videos , play games on hp games , watch netflix and youtube , go on kids chat....Well, there was this one time where i was on the chat when my computor was hacked and i just turned it off then it was fine if it helps..... i actually have no idea....ive had my laptop for about two years now ...my laptop is hp and part of the pavilion g series.....its red ?it has intel core....i dunno if any of this helps but please help ....My parents will get really mad if i run out of memery
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