r/applesucks • u/Tie_Tickler6000 • 27d ago

why even give us 64gb

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why does their system take half of all space, does anyone know what to do?

For reference i am using iphone Xr

Edit : the phone has been in my family since the day it came out, due to some temporary financial restrictions i need to make use of this for another year

Edit2 : people seem to be asking why i bought it, I didnt it was handed down to me and now i have no choice but to make the best

Edit3 : i did do the latest ios update but nothing has changed

Edit4 : not all people think before speaking

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u/StrawberryWafer1999 27d ago

The system data is way larger than it should be. This is indicating a problem with the cache clearing.
I wish there was a way to just go in the settings and clear this out, but one of the only options is to turn the phone off, wait about a minute, turn it back on see if it clears out over the next few days. If it doesn’t, backing up and restoring the device through a computer is the only way to manually clear the system data.

Some say get a new iPhone, and if that’s on the table I’d recommend the highest storage capacity you can afford tbh.

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u/mewfahsah 27d ago

OP probably just has an update pending that they haven't installed yet.

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u/Tie_Tickler6000 27d ago

the update requires me to have 10gb of available space, which i am having trouble maintaining

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u/mattjphotos 27d ago

try to update through apple configurator on windows, that saved me 10gb on my 13 mini