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How much "Other" storage do you have?

  • Less than 512MB

    Votes: 8 25.0%
  • 512MB-1GB

    Votes: 9 28.1%
  • 1GB-2GB

    Votes: 7 21.9%
  • 2GB-4GB

    Votes: 2 6.3%
  • Above 4GB

    Votes: 6 18.8%

  • Total voters
    32

vertsix

macrumors 68000
Original poster
Aug 12, 2015
1,870
6,141
Texas
Hi.

Recently I've noticed that the "Other" storage portion on my iPhone 6s has been increasing substantially with iOS 9.3 beta 6 and below.

I know what "Other" classifies as (such as caches) and I have done everything possible to clear as much cache as possible with Battery Doctor (which works) and by deleting apps that have lots of Documents and Data.

I have a total of 1.80 GB of "Other" on my device and I was wondering how much you guys have, so I can get a feeling of what's normal and so I can determine when to restore.

Thanks for any feedback!
 
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Yun0

macrumors 68000
Jun 12, 2013
1,561
828
Winnipeg, Canada
201 mb cause i recently made a backup, restored device, then restored the backup while diagnosing a different issue. doing this also erases a huge chunk of "other" data. prior i had 1.9gb+.

been like this since i ever had an iphone, dont know why apple isnt addressing it, give a cache clearing option or a "disk cleanup" like something..something for it. even when all apps like twitter etc gain their caches back, its still no where near as big, so its something else using it..
 
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lagwagon

Suspended
Oct 12, 2014
3,899
2,759
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I haven't looked at "other" since the iPhone 4 was the current phone. Never noticed any questionable storage loss on my 5 or 6 to warrant looking at "other" to investigate.
 

thanhtung0893

macrumors newbie
Oct 23, 2015
2
0
haiz !!! now if using the iPhone 16gb, I think it will not be enough for the needs of the individual user
 

cynics

macrumors G4
Jan 8, 2012
11,959
2,156
1.01gb on my iPhone 6S (non JB)

0 on my iPad Air 2 (non JB) which I find very strange.

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Orange is audio, light purple is Photos, dark purple is iBooks, and dark green/teal is documents and data.
 

dk001

macrumors demi-god
Oct 3, 2014
11,136
15,488
Sage, Lightning, and Mountains
Took a look at my devices....
6S+ 64GB - used for work, music, and texting ... 4.6GB
iPad mini 4 64GB (LTE) - used for browsing, email, and games ... 1.9GB

Both on 9.2.1, stock.
 
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