How to Update iPhone Without Storage: Tips and Tricks

If your device still doesn't have enough space, you can use your computer to update your device . If you can't connect your device to your computer, you can make room for the update by removing content and apps on your device that you don't use. Go to Settings >, General >, [Device name] Storage.
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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!

FAQ

How do I update my iPhone with a lot of storage?
One way to get around not having enough room is not to update wirelessly but instead to update with iTunes. It's fast and easy to install the update wirelessly, but if you use your computer to sync your iPhone, plug it in for the iOS update, too.
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Does updating iPhone take up storage?
Say for example you want to download and install the latest iOS update. If it's a major update, like iOS 16, you may need a little over 5GB to successfully install the software. If it's a point update, like iOS 16.1, you're looking at around 1GB.
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How do I clear storage without deleting anything?
Clear the cache To clear cached data from a single or specific program, just go to Settings>, Applications>,Application Manager and tap on the app, of which the cached data you want to remove. In the information menu, tap on Storage and then “Clear Cache” to remove the relative cached files.
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Why does it say I don t have enough storage to download iOS 16?
Uninstall and Reinstall Software It's common t to restore "iPhone says no storage" by killing Apps. Just go to Settings>, General >, Storage &, iCloud>, Manage Storage to check the storage that different Apps occupied. Then uninstall and reinstall the App eating up the highest amount of storage to upgrade iPhone storage.
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