At the top you’ll see the amount used on your iPad, as well as the total amount of space. The colored bars represent system files, media, apps, and other data.
Tap SHOW ALL to see all recommendations. To use a recommended solution, tap Enable next to it.
For example, if you’re using the Apple Podcasts app, you will see the size of the Podcasts app itself, as well as the amount of space consumed by downloaded podcasts.
In the case of the Podcasts app, you can tap Edit above the list of saved episodes to delete ones you don’t need. Just tap the red-and-white minus sign to delete each episode. In the case of the Photos app, you’ll usually have the option to empty the Recently Deleted album, which you can do by tapping Empty
In most cases, the apps aren’t what’s taking up space—it’s usually the data saved by the app. That means offloading apps will usually not free up as much data as deleting the app, which also deletes its data.
In most cases, the apps aren’t what’s taking up space—it’s usually the data saved by the app. That means offloading apps will usually not free up as much data as deleting the app, which also deletes its data.
In most cases, the apps aren’t what’s taking up space—it’s usually the data saved by the app. That means offloading apps will usually not free up as much data as deleting the app, which also deletes its data.
You’ll also see your total amount of iCloud space next to “Change Storage Plan. " If you need more space, you can tap this option to upgrade.
If you select iCloud Drive, you can browse for and delete specific folders rather than all data on the drive. If you select Messages, you can disable and delete messages in iCloud—however, your iPad will no longer save messages to iCloud—just your iPad. If that bothers you, tap Top Conversations to see which conversations are taking up the most space, and delete that conversation or its media.
iCloud Photo Library automatically uploads and stores all of your photos and videos on your iCloud Drive, making them instantly available on any of your iCloud devices. What this means is that every device that has iCloud Photo Library turned on will download and store a copy of each photo onto its local storage. That means that if you have iCloud Photo Library enabled on your Mac and your iPad, photos from your Mac will also be synced to your iPad, and vice-versa.
If you are not currently backing up photos to iCloud, you’ll see the word “Off” next to Photos.
If you turn iCloud Photos off, your photos and videos will not be backed up. However, if you’re running short on iCloud space, you can always turn this off to prevent your iCloud photos from syncing to your iPad. Turning iCloud Photos on will download any photos in your iCloud account (including those synced from your Mac or iPhone) to your iPad, as well as sync new photos and videos to iCloud.
Optimized versions of your photos and videos take up about half as much space as full-quality versions.
If you’re using iCloud Photo Library, deleting photos and videos from your iPad will also delete them from iCloud.
If you’re not on the Library tab, tap it to go there.
You can select an individual song, album, artist, or playlist to delete.
You can repeat these steps for Apple Podcasts and Apple Books as well.
Tap the message containing the attachments (such as images and videos) you want to delete. Tap the person’s name at the top of the message and select Info. Tap Sell All next to “Photos. " Tap Select and tap each photo or video you want to delete. Tap Delete at the bottom to remove the selected attachments.
When you delete a conversation, all of the messages and images in it will be erased. Be sure to copy down any important information and save pictures you want to keep to your Camera Roll.
