8 Ways To Free Up Memory Space On Your iPhone/iPad

As we take photos on our phone, download apps, and sync music, our storage dwindles down until we one day we get that dreaded “Storage is Full” message.

In order to get the space back on your phone that you so desperately need, LifeDaily has compiled 8 Ways To Free Up Memory Space On Your Iphone/Ipad:

1. Check your usage

To figure out which one of your apps is taking up most of your GB’s, tap on Settings> General> Usage> Manage Storage, and see which one is hogging the space.

2. Get rid of unplayed games

Games may be a great time waster, but they are notorious for taking up space. While you’re managing your storage, it may be best to start deleting the games that you downloaded and either played once, or never played.

3. Get rid of old podcasts

If you have tons of old podcasts hanging around in your library that you’ve already listened to, they will start to add up. To delete old podcasts, swipe left on the episode to delete it.

4. Use the ICloud to store photos

By having your photos backed up automatically to a cloud-based storage system like Dropbox or Google+, you leave your photo library free to fill it up as much as you like. To use Google+ for example, just download the Google+ app> Sign In or Up> Select Auto Back-Up.

5. Stop using Photo Stream

Apple’s Photo Stream automatically syncs the last 1,000 photos you’ve taken, which is an equivalent of 1GB. If you have this function enabled, you have will these 1,000 photos stored twice on your devices, taking up an unnecessary amount of space. To turn it off, go to Settings> Photos & Camera> Toggle the Photo Stream button.

7. Only save HDR photos

If your iPhone is savings two photos for every one that you take, you’re storing both the normal photo and a High Dynamic Range (HDR) version. There is no need to keep both versions, so it makes sense to go to Settings> Photos & Camera> Toggle Keep Normal Photo.

8. Erase browsing data regularly

Just like on your computer, caches and cookies need to be erased on your tablet and smartphone. To delete the browsing data in Safari for example, go to Manage Storage> Safari App> Website Data> Remove All Website Data.

Happy clearing!