I have a 15 Pro 128GB and I can no longer install betas with their sheer size and how much the current OS takes up.
- OS: 32.5GB
- System Data: 26GB
- Update: 22GB
That’s over 80GB just for iOS, which is almost 2/3 of the storage space. Annoyingly part of the OS is a 12GB reserve for updates but that doesn’t count for beta installs.
This is just getting way too bloated in an attempt to force people to pay for more storage. I’ve already offloaded a chunk of things to “the cloud” but that’s well beyond what I can keep coming up with.
Kinda want to barf posting here because im the absolute farthest thing from an apple enthusiast...
But my helpful nature exceeds my loathing of apple...
My wife's iPhone had this issue. The VAST majority of that space is old OS data that doesn't get cleaned up properly.
TO RESOLVE THIS and get probably 50gb back, do a full backup (I did on iTunes but apparently there is a cloud way to do that too?)
Then do a factory reset of the phone.
Then restore from backup.
Worked at the Genius Bar for years. Would see this every now and then. Erase data and restore form backup.
An encrypted iTunes backup will also store account information, making the restore process easier.
So I have an advanced encryption backup in iCloud but whenever I plug my phone in to iTunes it says it’s not recognized and wants to do a full restore. I might bite the bullet on that and hope I don’t lose things.
This guide should keep you right :) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/itunes/itns3280/windows