Comments on: iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly

By: Joshua Bowman

Joshua Bowman — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:12:05 +0000

Stephen, you have to have enough space for the compressed download + the uncompressed app. Since uncompressed is anywhere from 1.5-10 times the compressed size, you need a minimum of 2.5x the size of the download, and you don’t have it. Once the app is installed, the download is erased, so you gain back that part of it, but remember that the installed size is always going to be much more than the download size. (I really wish App Store would show the installed size.)

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:41:57 +0000

I have this error on my iPad2 but cannot get the error message to go away so that I can delete items. Any idea on how I can get the message off my screen? Thank you!!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:06:40 +0000

I’m trying to download an app thats 1.36gb, and I have 2.7gb free space. But I cannot download the app because I don’t have enough space? I got plenty of space! Please help!

By: Linux4ever

Linux4ever — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:51:29 +0000

VPN makes your network share accessible to the Internet and thus your cellphone via 3G. make sure the VPN username and password are tough. Port 1723 needs to be forwarded on the wireless router for the VPN to work but that should be with the VPN tutorial. It all Sounds daunting but it’s really not.

By: Linux4ever

Linux4ever — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:39:01 +0000

Sure Casey. You download the app FileBrowser from the App Store. It’s about 4 or 5 bucks but worth every cent IMO. After that you log onto your windows based computer (I’m assuming). There’s lots of ways to do this. First is with home sharing. On your iPhone go into Settings, Music, and put in your username and pass. After that download the free app “remote”. Next step is to open iTunes go to settings, you’ll see home sharing. Sign in. Okay so now all your music on your computer is in that remote app, or under iPhone, music, more, shared library. Also makes your iPhone a remote control for iTunes. Volume, etc. Okay the FileBrowser app. On your windows PC, you have to create a Network Share. A simple google search will walk you through that, it’s not hard. Once the share is set, just click “scan” in FileBrowser, it’ll locate it. Do the username and password etc in settings, and that’s it you should be able to copy paste from windows pc, from photo stream, or camera role to the pc or vice versa. Or just stream the music from the pc to the device. No downloading. Okay the VPN, or virtual private network is a neat trick. It makes your computer network available via username, password, and ipaddress. Vpn is buried in iOS until you use it once, then it’s on the main menu. Google where to find it in settings. And google PPTP VPN setup for windows. It’s very easy to set up. Lastly you will need to port forward the VPN through the wireless router. If you need more help just reply ill help you out.

By: Casey

Casey — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:15:10 +0000

Hi…thanks Linux4ever for the info. Could u walk me threw the steps of setting up to transfer music, photos etc. to windows and how to then retrieve it again back to my iphone temp. To view/listen wth this app or itunes method u speak of? Not really a computer wizz but i manage with a little instruction. Not sure of of what some of these abreviations are u used :/

By: DMA67

DMA67 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:02:05 +0000

I subscribe to Business Week. And every week there is a new issue. What happens if I archive the issues? Where does an “archived” issue “live”? On my HD or… ? How do I delete old issues? Can I ever access the old issues again if I need to?

By: Linux4ever

Linux4ever — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:13:30 +0000

This is a simple fix. Well for some it will be. Just set up your Mac or Windows NAS to share all your Music, Tv, Movies, Pictures, etc. and keep your media off the Iphones and Ipads. Download an app like FileBrowser to access it and boom Bob’s your uncle, no more space issues. With that app you can also download stuff to the devices and copy paste to the Mac or Windows. What about when you’re not at home? Set up the VPN on the Mac or Windows and there ya go! Don’t want to set up a Nas? Ise Itunes Home Sharing Instead.

By: John Denton

John Denton — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:34:25 +0000

Can I transfer locally stored files to the iCloud to free up space? Doesn’t seem possible but I am out of space due to a TV series that I have yet to watch so would make sense to move it to iCloud?

By: Fayde

Fayde — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:33:36 +0000

Is there a way to do this on iOS devices that are running iOS 4 (I have 4.2.1)? I am having problems with my phone and cannot update to iOS 5. I need to find out which apps are taking up the most space and remove them (I literally have hundreds), but have not been able to find a 3rd party program that can help with this.

Any thoughts?

By: Tomswifter

Tomswifter — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:11:24 +0000

Another place to look is within any magazine app. I have The New Yorker app and have been reading issues for many, many months. Until this article I didn’t realize that all the issues which I’ve read have remained on the iPad and was taking space.

Went thru the app and “archived” all these back issues. I gained 2GB easily without pain. I don’t know if other magazines do the same, but worth a check.

By: Dah•veed

Dah•veed — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:32:25 +0000

Whether it’s a few weeks or years later, Apple doesn’t care, once you own the app it is yours, and they’ll store it for you. This generous policy applies to things bought from the Mac App Store as well.

AFAIK, this is not Apple’s policy. It flies in the face of Apple’s published redownload terms;

Previous purchases may be unavailable if they have been refunded or are no longer on the iTunes Store.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:37:08 +0000

With the advent of retina iPad apps, “always” recommending the 16GB version doesn’t seem quite right, anymore.

Many people will be fine with 16GB. But most?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:05:22 +0000

Thanks – great hint!

By: Eom flux

Eom flux — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 07:06:18 +0000

Delete movies too. Those are big data hogs.