Apple has recently introduced iOS 16. If you want to try it out before others, you need to download and install the beta profile. However, some users have encountered issues installing the update. One of the reasons is the lack of storage space on their iPhone. During the update process, temporary files are created to ensure a seamless rollback if something goes wrong. After the installation, these temporary files are deleted, so you need to have enough space to accommodate them. In this article, we’ll show you several tips and tricks on how to free up some space before updating to iOS 16.
Method 1: Restart iPhone
When you check your device storage in settings, you may notice that the storage may be divided into several parts like Apps, photos, or media. You may also notice something called system data, which stores the core and temporary system files. So, when you restart your iPhone, the device will remove these elements like temporary files and activity logs. To do this, follow these steps:
– For iPhone X or later, press volume up, then quickly release the volume down, and then hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.
Method 2: Offload Unused Apps
The second thing to do is to identify what is taking up the most space on your iPhone. Sometimes, it’s the apps you seldom use. You can choose to offload an app, which frees up the storage used by the app but keeps its documents and data. Or you can delete it completely, depending on your preference.
Method 3: Turn On iCloud on your Device
If you store your photos, apps, and other things on your iPhone instead of iCloud, it will consume your local disk space. So, it’s better to go to Settings, iCloud, and turn on iCloud for every important stuff like photos, contacts, messages, etc. If you don’t have enough space on iCloud either, you can go to Backups and delete the ones you don’t need anymore. To avoid full-resolution images taking up a lot of storage space, you can select the optimized iPhone storage option in Photos so that full-resolution files can be replaced by smaller device-sized versions.
Method 4: Clear Safari Caches
If you use Safari frequently, you may leave amounts of history and cache files in the browser. To deal with it, go to Safari in settings and scroll down to find and click the “Clear History and Website Data” option. It will delete all the Safari history and caches soon.
Method 5: Purge “Recently Deleted” in Photos
Besides Safari, some users may forget to permanently delete their photos. Let’s go to Photos and check out the “Recently Deleted” folder. You will see a lot of photos here you didn’t completely delete. Apple will keep them for another 30 days after you delete them the first time. Just delete them now.
Method 6: Reset all Settings
Finally, a more effective way to reduce storage is to go to General and select Transfer or Reset iPhone. Then reset all settings. But this means you will lose all your data. So, before you start, transfer your files and back them up to a computer using iTunes. The drawback is that you can’t decide where to put your iTunes backup when it is big. So, it’s better to use iCareFone to back up your data. Here’s how:
– Connect your phone to the PC.
– Open iCareFone and choose the “Manage” button.
– In this page, you can transfer photos, audio, contacts, etc.
– Then go to the photo and choose some you want to transfer.
– You can export them to any location on a computer.
By using these tips and tricks, you can free up some space on your iPhone and update to iOS 16 seamlessly. Good luck!