iPad Storage Almost Full – “Other” Filling Up Storage

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Starting with this autumn this year, Apple has introduced Ipados For devices iPad. An operating system based entirely on iOS, but with characteristics specific to these devices. From the date of launch and so far, Ipados 13 received updates with iOS 13, reaching Ipados 13.1.2 Just one week after launch.

As it has become accustomed to us in recent years, Apple "moves" quite quickly when it comes to corrected bugs and errors. This year, however, it seems that the final version of iOS 13 / Ipados 13 had several problems than ever. The proof is also a very high frequency of the updates of the operating systems for iPhone and iPad.
Some of the bugs were corrected with Ipados 13.1.2, but it appeared and a pretty serious problem for many iPad owners. filling storage space with files created by the operating system.

iPad Storage Almost Full

Although they do not have too many applications, documents, pictures or other data stored on iPad, many owners of these devices have received notifications in which they are warned as iPad storage space is full and must take action for its optimization.
If we go to "Settings” → “General” → “iPad Storage", We notice that a significant volume of storage is used by"Other“.

In these conditions, Optimization solutions suggested in the operating system, "Offload Unused Apps"Or Deleting media files from messages, storage of pictures in icloud, it doesn't help us. "Other"It occupies a huge space, and the deletion of these files" Other "is almost impossible without the total reset of the device. I talked about how the files can be erased"Other"And in the article:"Where we find and how we delete the space occupied by the files "Other" on the iPhone or iPad [iOS Storage Tips]“.

What is "Other" from "iPhone / iPad Storage"?

If we go to "Settings” → “General” → “iPad / iPhone Storage"And we run to the bottom, we will find:"System"si"Other“. In “System” sau “System Files"We find the value of the space occupied by the files of the operating system iOS / iPados. Of course, at these files We have no access and no cannot be erased. As with a Windows PC we cannot delete the "Windows" folder on the partition of the operating system. These files make up the system and are vital to the device.

The "Other"Or"Other System Data", The space occupied on the device by the cache, logs or other resources used by the operating system at that time is shown. This volume of files is dynamic and changes depending on the requests iOS / iPados. These files cannot be accessed / seen and cannot be deleted without the total reset of the device.

Many iPad users have complained that the space occupied by these "Other System Data" is enormously after the update at iPados 13.1.2. The problem encountered by us.
It remains to be seen if the next update of iPados 13 will clean these files, or maybe we will be surprised so we cannot do update, because we will not have enough space for "System Files".

I've been writing passionately since 2004 about Windows and Linux operating systems, and since 2010 I've become a fan of Apple University. I'm currently writing tutorials for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other Apple devices.

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