<\/span>Understanding High System Storage<\/span><\/h2>\r\nAccording to Apple<\/a>, \u201cSystem data includes caches, logs, and other sources currently in use by the system.\u201d But what exactly does this mean?<\/p>\r\n![\"System](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/system-data-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/p>\r\n
Much of the system data belongs to caches. Caches are used by web browsers when you visit websites for the first time and social media apps for photos or posts you recently opened. Apps use caches to load quicker and retrieve items faster. While this data is temporary, it does take up space in iPhone\u2019s system data.<\/p>\r\n
Other items that fall into the system data storage include:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- iOS updates that were downloaded but not installed<\/li>\r\n\t
- Offline translation languages<\/li>\r\n\t
- Siri voices<\/li>\r\n\t
- Keychain data<\/li>\r\n\t
- Fonts and dictionaries<\/li>\r\n\t
- Miscellaneous other resources needed by the system<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWhat\u2019s important to note about your iPhone\u2019s system data is that it fluctuates. Depending on what the system needs at the time, it may remove a temporary file from one app to use a different temporary file for another, as an example.<\/div>\r\n
<\/span>View System Data<\/span><\/h3>\r\nTo view your system data usage, follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Open Settings<\/b> and select General<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b> and view System Data<\/b> in light gray in the graph at the top. Note that on earlier versions of iOS, System Data was labeled Other<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You can also scroll to the bottom of this screen to see the exact System Data<\/b> amount.
![\"System](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Settings-System-Data-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIf you\u2019re concerned about the amount of space you see being consumed, there are things you can do to clear system storage on iPhone. Although a bit more challenging than freeing up overall storage space on your iPhone<\/a>, try the items in our step-by-step guide below.<\/p>\r\n<\/span>Step-by-Step Guide to Clearing System Data<\/span><\/h2>\r\nFrom a basic restart to clearing cache to managing your message history, these several steps can help you reduce system data from iPhone.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step 1.<\/span> Restart Your iPhone<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThis may seem like a simple thing, but restarting your iPhone can help you regain space in your system storage. When you restart your device, temporary files that are consuming that space are removed. While they can easily and will likely reappear later, a quick short-term way to see more space in system data is often a result of a restart.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- The way in which you restart your device depends on your iPhone model.\u00a0\r\n\r\n
\r\n\t- On iPhone X, 11, and later<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right) and either volume button (left).<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone 6, 7, 8, or SE (2<\/b>nd<\/b> or 3<\/b>rd<\/b> generation)<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right).<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone 5 and earlier or SE (1<\/b>st<\/b> generation)<\/b>: Press and hold the top button.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- When the restart screen appears, drag the slider and your iPhone should turn off after a few moments.
![\"Slider](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/power-off-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n\t - Turn your device back on by pressing and holding the side or top button until you see the Apple logo.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
You can then visit Settings<\/b> > General<\/b> > iPhone Storage<\/b> to see how much system data space you may have regained.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
In the image below, you can see the amount of system data in use before (left) and after (right) restarting an iPhone. While not a significant difference, restarting your device can still decrease the amount of system storage being used.<\/p>\r\n
![\"System](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3-Before-After-Restart-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/p>\r\n
Maintenance Advice<\/b>: Consider restarting your iPhone once a week to regularly clear out temporary files.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 2.<\/span> Clear Safari History and Data<\/span><\/h3>\r\nOne cache that you can easily clear on your iPhone is for Safari. Apple provides you with a fast and simple way to clean out your website data for this browser in just a few taps.<\/p>\r\n
Follow the steps below to clear your Safari cache, history, and cookies:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Safari<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick Clear History and Website Data<\/b>. This option is grayed out if you have no history or data to remove or after you use the option.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Select All History<\/b> and All Profiles<\/b> for all cache.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Tap Clear History<\/b>.
![\"Clear](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-Safari-Clear-History-Website-Data.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFollow the steps below to clear only your Safari cache and cookies:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Safari<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Tap Advanced<\/b> and choose Website Data<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick Remove All Website Data<\/b> and confirm. This option is grayed out if you have no data to remove, after you use the option, or if you have content restrictions set up in the Screen Time settings (Settings > Screen Time).
![\"Remove](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-Safari-Clear-Website-Data.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nMaintenance Advice<\/b>: Think about setting a frequent schedule for clearing your Safari cache to reduce system data.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 3.<\/span> Clear App Cache<\/span><\/h3>\r\nFor third-party apps on your iPhone, clearing the caches isn\u2019t as straightforward as Safari. However, there are still two different ways to do so depending on the app.<\/p>\r\n
In-App Option<\/h4>\r\n
Some third-party apps allow you to clear the cache directly from the app\u2019s settings. This includes social media apps like Facebook and TikTok as well as web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
As an example, here are the steps to delete the cache on TikTok:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Go to the profile<\/b> tab and tap the three lines<\/b> on the top right. Select Settings and privacy<\/b> at the bottom.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Scroll down to the Cache & Cellular section and pick Free up space<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You\u2019ll then see how much of your device\u2019s space the app consumes at the top. Select Clear<\/b> next to Cache to delete it.\u00a0\r\n\r\n
\r\n\t- Notice you can also pick Clear<\/b> next to Downloads to remove those items and Manage<\/b> next to Drafts to remove those drafts you no longer need.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- When you finish, use the arrow<\/b> on the top left to exit and return to your TikTok profile.
![\"Clear](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6-TikTok-Clear-Cache.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTo see if you can delete the cache from a particular app, open it and access the Settings. Then, look for options like \u201cClear data\u201d or \u201cClear cache.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Manual Removal<\/h4>\r\n
Another way to clear cache from an app is to delete and then reinstall it. Once you do this, you\u2019ll start from scratch with the app and its data.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- To delete an app, long-press its icon on your Home screen.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t
- Then, do one of the following:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\t- Select Remove App<\/b> and then Delete App<\/b>. This is useful when deleting just one app.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Continue pressing the icon to enter jiggle mode. Tap the minus sign<\/b> on the top left corner of the icon and select Delete App<\/b>. Continue the same process to remove additional apps and tap Done<\/b> when you finish.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- Confirm by tapping Delete<\/b>.
![\"Remove](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7-Remove-Delete-App-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nYou can then head to the App Store to restore the deleted app<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/span>Step 4.<\/span> Delete Unnecessary Apple Apps<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWhile Apple provides many useful apps, there may be those you never open. You can delete these apps just like third-party apps you download from the App Store which removes the cache associated with the apps.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Some exceptions include Messages, Photos, Camera, and Safari which must remain on your device. Visit the Apple Support page<\/a> for a complete list of removable apps.<\/p>\r\nTo delete an app provided by Apple, be sure you\u2019re running iOS 14 or later. Then, follow the above steps below Manual Removal.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
If an app is unable to be removed, you won\u2019t see the delete option as shown below.![\"No](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-Photos-No-Delete-Option-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/p>\r\n
Should you decide later to use an Apple app you\u2019ve deleted, simply locate it on the App Store and reinstall it.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step 5.<\/span> Manage Message History<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWhile the Messages app uses its own amount of space on iPhone, there are a couple of items you can take care of that affect your system storage.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Limit Message History<\/h4>\r\n
One way to reduce the space that the Messages app consumes is to limit the length of time that texts are saved. Rather than saving messages forever, you can automatically delete them after 30 days or one year.<\/p>\r\n
Follow these steps to change the message history limit:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Messages<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Scroll down to Messages History and tap Keep Messages<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Choose 30 Days<\/b> or 1 Year<\/b> per your preference.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You\u2019ll be prompted to delete messages currently within the timeframe you select. Tap Delete<\/b> to continue.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Use the arrow on the top left to exit and then again return to the Settings screen.
![\"Change](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9-Change-Messages-Limit-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWarning<\/b>: Remember that if you cannot find a message in the future, it may have fallen into the deletion timeframe.<\/div>\r\nRemove Large Attachments<\/h4>\r\n
Another way to regain storage with the Messages app is to remove large attachments. These photos, videos, and files you share in text messages can take up more space than you think.<\/p>\r\n
Follow these steps to remove large message attachments:<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select General<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Below Recommendations, you should see an option for Review Large Attachments<\/b>. Select it to do exactly that. You can then see all large attachments with the option to select each one for a full view.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Delete the attachments by doing one of the following:\r\n\r\n
\r\n\t- To delete individual attachments, slide one from right to left and tap Delete<\/b>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t
- To delete several attachments, pick Edit<\/b> on the top right, select the attachments, and tap the delete<\/b> (trash can) icon.
![\"Remove](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10-Remove-Large-Attachments.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWarning<\/b>: You will not be asked to confirm, so be sure you want to delete the attachments before doing so.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 6.<\/span> Factory Reset Your iPhone<\/span><\/h3>\r\nAs a last resort, you can factory reset your iPhone. This option erases all data and content from your device, allowing you to start with a completely clean slate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Warning<\/b>: Be sure to back up your device<\/a> before resetting your iPhone.<\/p>\r\nHere are the steps to reset your iPhone should you decide it\u2019s the best option for you.<\/p>\r\n
<\/p>\r\n
Much of the system data belongs to caches. Caches are used by web browsers when you visit websites for the first time and social media apps for photos or posts you recently opened. Apps use caches to load quicker and retrieve items faster. While this data is temporary, it does take up space in iPhone\u2019s system data.<\/p>\r\n
Other items that fall into the system data storage include:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- iOS updates that were downloaded but not installed<\/li>\r\n\t
- Offline translation languages<\/li>\r\n\t
- Siri voices<\/li>\r\n\t
- Keychain data<\/li>\r\n\t
- Fonts and dictionaries<\/li>\r\n\t
- Miscellaneous other resources needed by the system<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWhat\u2019s important to note about your iPhone\u2019s system data is that it fluctuates. Depending on what the system needs at the time, it may remove a temporary file from one app to use a different temporary file for another, as an example.<\/div>\r\n
<\/span>View System Data<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
To view your system data usage, follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Open Settings<\/b> and select General<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b> and view System Data<\/b> in light gray in the graph at the top. Note that on earlier versions of iOS, System Data was labeled Other<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You can also scroll to the bottom of this screen to see the exact System Data<\/b> amount.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIf you\u2019re concerned about the amount of space you see being consumed, there are things you can do to clear system storage on iPhone. Although a bit more challenging than freeing up overall storage space on your iPhone<\/a>, try the items in our step-by-step guide below.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step-by-Step Guide to Clearing System Data<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
From a basic restart to clearing cache to managing your message history, these several steps can help you reduce system data from iPhone.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step 1.<\/span> Restart Your iPhone<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
This may seem like a simple thing, but restarting your iPhone can help you regain space in your system storage. When you restart your device, temporary files that are consuming that space are removed. While they can easily and will likely reappear later, a quick short-term way to see more space in system data is often a result of a restart.<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- The way in which you restart your device depends on your iPhone model.\u00a0\r\n\r\n
- \r\n\t
- On iPhone X, 11, and later<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right) and either volume button (left).<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone 6, 7, 8, or SE (2<\/b>nd<\/b> or 3<\/b>rd<\/b> generation)<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right).<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone 5 and earlier or SE (1<\/b>st<\/b> generation)<\/b>: Press and hold the top button.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- When the restart screen appears, drag the slider and your iPhone should turn off after a few moments.
<\/li>\r\n\t- Turn your device back on by pressing and holding the side or top button until you see the Apple logo.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
You can then visit Settings<\/b> > General<\/b> > iPhone Storage<\/b> to see how much system data space you may have regained.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
In the image below, you can see the amount of system data in use before (left) and after (right) restarting an iPhone. While not a significant difference, restarting your device can still decrease the amount of system storage being used.<\/p>\r\n
<\/p>\r\nMaintenance Advice<\/b>: Consider restarting your iPhone once a week to regularly clear out temporary files.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 2.<\/span> Clear Safari History and Data<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
One cache that you can easily clear on your iPhone is for Safari. Apple provides you with a fast and simple way to clean out your website data for this browser in just a few taps.<\/p>\r\n
Follow the steps below to clear your Safari cache, history, and cookies:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Safari<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick Clear History and Website Data<\/b>. This option is grayed out if you have no history or data to remove or after you use the option.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Select All History<\/b> and All Profiles<\/b> for all cache.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Tap Clear History<\/b>.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFollow the steps below to clear only your Safari cache and cookies:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Safari<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Tap Advanced<\/b> and choose Website Data<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick Remove All Website Data<\/b> and confirm. This option is grayed out if you have no data to remove, after you use the option, or if you have content restrictions set up in the Screen Time settings (Settings > Screen Time).
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nMaintenance Advice<\/b>: Think about setting a frequent schedule for clearing your Safari cache to reduce system data.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 3.<\/span> Clear App Cache<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
For third-party apps on your iPhone, clearing the caches isn\u2019t as straightforward as Safari. However, there are still two different ways to do so depending on the app.<\/p>\r\n
In-App Option<\/h4>\r\n
Some third-party apps allow you to clear the cache directly from the app\u2019s settings. This includes social media apps like Facebook and TikTok as well as web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
As an example, here are the steps to delete the cache on TikTok:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Go to the profile<\/b> tab and tap the three lines<\/b> on the top right. Select Settings and privacy<\/b> at the bottom.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Scroll down to the Cache & Cellular section and pick Free up space<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You\u2019ll then see how much of your device\u2019s space the app consumes at the top. Select Clear<\/b> next to Cache to delete it.\u00a0\r\n\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Notice you can also pick Clear<\/b> next to Downloads to remove those items and Manage<\/b> next to Drafts to remove those drafts you no longer need.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- When you finish, use the arrow<\/b> on the top left to exit and return to your TikTok profile.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTo see if you can delete the cache from a particular app, open it and access the Settings. Then, look for options like \u201cClear data\u201d or \u201cClear cache.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Manual Removal<\/h4>\r\n
Another way to clear cache from an app is to delete and then reinstall it. Once you do this, you\u2019ll start from scratch with the app and its data.<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- To delete an app, long-press its icon on your Home screen.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t
- Then, do one of the following:\r\n\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Select Remove App<\/b> and then Delete App<\/b>. This is useful when deleting just one app.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Continue pressing the icon to enter jiggle mode. Tap the minus sign<\/b> on the top left corner of the icon and select Delete App<\/b>. Continue the same process to remove additional apps and tap Done<\/b> when you finish.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- Confirm by tapping Delete<\/b>.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nYou can then head to the App Store to restore the deleted app<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step 4.<\/span> Delete Unnecessary Apple Apps<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
While Apple provides many useful apps, there may be those you never open. You can delete these apps just like third-party apps you download from the App Store which removes the cache associated with the apps.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Some exceptions include Messages, Photos, Camera, and Safari which must remain on your device. Visit the Apple Support page<\/a> for a complete list of removable apps.<\/p>\r\n
To delete an app provided by Apple, be sure you\u2019re running iOS 14 or later. Then, follow the above steps below Manual Removal.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
If an app is unable to be removed, you won\u2019t see the delete option as shown below.
<\/p>\r\nShould you decide later to use an Apple app you\u2019ve deleted, simply locate it on the App Store and reinstall it.<\/p>\r\n
<\/span>Step 5.<\/span> Manage Message History<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
While the Messages app uses its own amount of space on iPhone, there are a couple of items you can take care of that affect your system storage.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Limit Message History<\/h4>\r\n
One way to reduce the space that the Messages app consumes is to limit the length of time that texts are saved. Rather than saving messages forever, you can automatically delete them after 30 days or one year.<\/p>\r\n
Follow these steps to change the message history limit:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select Messages<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Scroll down to Messages History and tap Keep Messages<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Choose 30 Days<\/b> or 1 Year<\/b> per your preference.<\/li>\r\n\t
- You\u2019ll be prompted to delete messages currently within the timeframe you select. Tap Delete<\/b> to continue.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Use the arrow on the top left to exit and then again return to the Settings screen.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWarning<\/b>: Remember that if you cannot find a message in the future, it may have fallen into the deletion timeframe.<\/div>\r\nRemove Large Attachments<\/h4>\r\n
Another way to regain storage with the Messages app is to remove large attachments. These photos, videos, and files you share in text messages can take up more space than you think.<\/p>\r\n
Follow these steps to remove large message attachments:<\/p>\r\n
- \r\n\t
- Open the Settings<\/b> app and select General<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Below Recommendations, you should see an option for Review Large Attachments<\/b>. Select it to do exactly that. You can then see all large attachments with the option to select each one for a full view.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Delete the attachments by doing one of the following:\r\n\r\n
- \r\n\t
- To delete individual attachments, slide one from right to left and tap Delete<\/b>.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t
- To delete several attachments, pick Edit<\/b> on the top right, select the attachments, and tap the delete<\/b> (trash can) icon.
<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWarning<\/b>: You will not be asked to confirm, so be sure you want to delete the attachments before doing so.<\/div>\r\n<\/span>Step 6.<\/span> Factory Reset Your iPhone<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
As a last resort, you can factory reset your iPhone. This option erases all data and content from your device, allowing you to start with a completely clean slate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Warning<\/b>: Be sure to back up your device<\/a> before resetting your iPhone.<\/p>\r\n
Here are the steps to reset your iPhone should you decide it\u2019s the best option for you.<\/p>\r\n
- To delete several attachments, pick Edit<\/b> on the top right, select the attachments, and tap the delete<\/b> (trash can) icon.
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Scroll down to Messages History and tap Keep Messages<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Continue pressing the icon to enter jiggle mode. Tap the minus sign<\/b> on the top left corner of the icon and select Delete App<\/b>. Continue the same process to remove additional apps and tap Done<\/b> when you finish.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t
- Select Remove App<\/b> and then Delete App<\/b>. This is useful when deleting just one app.<\/li>\r\n\t
- When you finish, use the arrow<\/b> on the top left to exit and return to your TikTok profile.
- Scroll down to the Cache & Cellular section and pick Free up space<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Tap Advanced<\/b> and choose Website Data<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick Clear History and Website Data<\/b>. This option is grayed out if you have no history or data to remove or after you use the option.<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone 6, 7, 8, or SE (2<\/b>nd<\/b> or 3<\/b>rd<\/b> generation)<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right).<\/li>\r\n\t
- On iPhone X, 11, and later<\/b>: Press and hold the side button (right) and either volume button (left).<\/li>\r\n\t
- Pick iPhone Storage<\/b> and view System Data<\/b> in light gray in the graph at the top. Note that on earlier versions of iOS, System Data was labeled Other<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
- Open Settings<\/b> and select General<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n\t
![\"Transfer](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/11-Transfer-Reset-Erase-iPhone.jpg\")
<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n![\"System](\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-Before-After-Closing-Apps.jpg\")
<\/p>\r\n