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iphone says 8GB used but I only see 2GB used
#41826 09/20/16 04:06 PM
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My 12GB iphone says 8 GB is used, but I eyeball at most 2GB. I went into a store and guy said update the ios, and that may solve it. It did not. I am ready for a genius bar apt, unless someone online has an idea to check.Thanks!

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kevs #41831 09/20/16 05:10 PM
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What did you eyeball to get 2 GB? Remember the iOS can use up ~2 GB.

To be certain, on your iPhone go to Settings>General>Storage & iCloud Usage>(Storage)*Manage Storage and you will see a list of all the apps that are consuming some of your 12 GB. Some of them may allow you to trim down what they are consuming.

*Pick "Manage Storage" from the "Storage" portion, not the iCloud portion.


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Ira L #41832 09/20/16 05:11 PM
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Thanks Ira, yes, we did all that it looks to be about 2GB and it says I've used 8GB. Just facebook a tad of photos... stumped.

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kevs #41834 09/20/16 05:14 PM
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Yes, Photos is notorious for consuming space, and now you know so too is Facebook!


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Ira L #41835 09/20/16 05:42 PM
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Photos says 380Mb, Facebook 360mb, few others, 200mb, it all adds up to about a gig or two tops. So time to show genius bar? Says 8.86GB used.


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