How to delete other data on iPhone

To clear the cache of your Apple phone, you can choose to open settings first, click General, enter the iPhone storage space, and then uninstall the system update installation package and long-term unused apps. Secondly, you can also open WeChat, enter Settings, and click General, then click Storage Space, select Manage WeChat Chat Data, and delete some unimportant data.

In the storage space of iPhone, the "Other" category refers to important system files, system preferences, saved memo files, messages and other various application files in the phone. Storage space occupied. Although it's impossible to completely delete the "Other" category, by holding down the method described in this article, you can shrink the "Other" category and make more available space.

Method 1 of 7:

Delete browsing data in Safari

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Open the Settings app. Its icon is a gear-shaped pattern (?), usually located on the home screen.

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Slide down the menu and tap the Safari option. It's next to the blue compass icon.

3

Swipe down the menu and tap Clear History and Website Data near the bottom of the menu.

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Tap to clear history and website data. The device then deletes the web history and page data stored by the browser.

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Method 2 of 7:

Delete browsing data in Chrome

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Open the "Chrome" application. Its icon is a colorful halo pattern.

Chrome browser is a browser developed by Google. You need to download it from the App Store (App Store) and it is not pre-installed on the iPhone.

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Tap the ? button. It's located in the upper right corner of the screen.

3

Tap the Settings button. It's at the bottom of the menu.

4

Tap the Privacy button. It's in the "Advanced" section of the menu.

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Tap Clear browsing data at the bottom of the menu.

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Tap to select the type of data you want to delete.

Tap Browsing History to delete the history of websites you have visited.

Tap Cookies & Website Data to delete website information stored on your device.

Tap Cached Images and Files to delete data stored on your device that will make Chrome open and load websites faster.

Tap Stored Passwords to delete all password information that Chrome stores on your device.

Tap Autofill data to remove the information Chrome uses to autofill web forms, such as addresses and phone numbers.

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Tap Clear browsing data. It's a red button located below the data type you selected.

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Clear Clear browsing data. All selected data will then be deleted from your device.

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Method 3 of 7:

Delete SMS data

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Open the "Messages" app program. The icon has a green background color with a white text bubble pattern above it, and is usually located on the home screen.

If you are directed to a conversation as soon as you open the app, tap the Back arrow (<) in the upper left corner of the screen.

2

Tap Edit. It's located in the upper left corner of the screen.

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Tap the button next to the conversation you want to delete. The buttons are on the left side of the screen and turn blue when you select a session.

Loading message sessions can use a lot of data, especially if they contain multiple messages with images or videos, which can take up a lot of space.

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Tap the Delete button in the lower left corner. The device then deletes all selected sessions.

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Method 4 of 7:

Delete old and spam messages

1

Open " Mail" application. The background color of the icon is blue with a white sealed envelope pattern on it.

After opening the program, if it is not the "Mail Inbox" interface, please tap the mailbox button in the upper left corner of the screen.

2

Tap the trash can. It's next to the blue trash can icon.

3

Tap Edit. It's located in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Tap Delete All. It's in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Tap Delete All. The mail program will delete all messages on the device, including attachments.

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Tap Inbox in the upper left corner of the screen.

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Tap Spam. It's located next to the blue trash can (the trash can has an "x" in it) icon.

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Tap the Edit button in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Tap Delete All. It's located in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Tap Delete All. The mail program will delete all messages on the device, including attachments.

If you use another email client, such as the Gmail application, please follow its deletion process to delete all old emails and spam.

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Method 5 of 7:

Delete voicemail

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Open the Phone app program. The icon has a green background color with a white phone pattern on it, and is usually located on the home screen.

2

Tap Voicemail. It's located in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Tap the edit button in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Tap the button next to the voice message you want to delete. The buttons are on the left side of the screen, and they turn blue when you select a voice message.

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Tap the Delete button in the lower right corner. Then, all selected voice messages will be deleted.

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Method 6 of 7:

Remove and reinstall the application

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Open " Settings app. The icon is a gear-shaped pattern (?), usually located on the home screen.

2

Swipe down and tap General. It's at the top of the menu, next to the gear icon (?).

3

Tap Storage & iCloud Usage. It's near the bottom of the screen.

4

Tap Manage Storage in the Storage section. This section is at the top of the page. Next, the system will open the application list of this device, which is arranged from large to small according to the space occupied by each application.

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Look at the applications one by one and look at the numbers to the right of them. This number will tell you how much space they take up.

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Tap the app you think is taking up too much space.

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Tap Delete application. It's a red link below the application data.

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Tap Delete app. Confirm that you want to delete the app and all its data.

Repeat the above steps to delete any apps that you think are using too much storage space.

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Open the "App Store" application. The icon has a blue background color and a white circle with a white "A" inside.

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Tap Update. The icon is a square pattern with a downward-pointing arrow inside, usually located in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Tap Purchased Items. It's at the top of the screen.

If you are prompted for an account and password, please enter your Apple ID and password.

If you have Family Sharing members, you may need to tap My Purchases at the top of the screen.

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Tap is not on this iPhone.

It's in the upper right corner. All apps purchased with your account that are not on your current device will be listed here.

The list will sort the applications by purchase time, with the most recently purchased applications displayed at the top.

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Tap the Download icon. Find the apps you just deleted and tap the Download button next to them to install them again. The download button is a cloud icon with a downward-pointing arrow inside.

Reinstalled applications will not carry extraneous data that uses the iPhone's "other" space.

You can download multiple apps at the same time.

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Method 7 of 7:

Perform system recovery and backup

1

Open "Settings" "app. The icon is a gear-shaped pattern (?), usually located on the home screen.

2

Click on your Apple account. If you have an Apple account added to your device, this section will appear at the top of the menu, including your name and profile picture.

If you have not logged in to your account, please click Sign in to (your device), enter your account name and password, and then click the Sign in button.

If your iOS device is running an older version, you can skip this step.

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Click the iCloud button. It's in the second section of the menu.

4

Scroll the menu and tap iCloud Backup. It's at the bottom in the "Apps that use ICLOUD" section.

If it is not already turned on, slide the iCloud Backup switch to the "On" position (green).

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Tap to back up now. It's at the bottom of the screen. Wait for some time for the system to complete the backup.

You must be connected to a wireless network to back up iPhone.

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Tap iCloud. It's located in the upper left corner of the screen, and clicking it will return you to the iCloud settings page.

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Tap Apple ID. It's located in the upper left corner of the screen, click it to return to the Apple ID settings page.

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Tap Settings. It's located in the upper left corner of the screen, click it to return to the main Settings page.

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Swipe down and tap General. It's at the top of the menu, next to the gear icon (?).

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Swipe down the page and tap the Restore button. It's at the bottom of the menu.

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Tap to erase all content and settings. It's right near the top of the menu.

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Enter password. Enter the passcode you use to unlock your phone.

You may need to enter a "restriction password".

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Tap Erase iPhone. Doing so will reset all settings, including erasing media and data on your iPhone.

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Wait for the iPhone to complete the reset.

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Follow the on-screen prompts. The installation setup assistant will guide you through the setup operations.

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Tap Restore from iCloud Backup. When setting up your phone, you can follow the prompts to select a backup and set up your phone.

Select the most recently saved backup.

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Sign in with your Apple ID. The iPhone will start downloading the backup from iCloud. After restoring the backup, the system will reinstall all settings and applications.