One of the best tablets you can buy, the iPad is a versatile mobile device that can be used for a multitude of tasks. Often used for gaming, watching videos on a larger screen than the phone, productivity (when used with the optional Magic Keyboard or alternative options), and creative tasks such as drawing, drawing, note-taking, reading, and more. All of these activities can take up a lot of storage space with both apps and files. With iPads, much like iPhones, they’re limited by the storage capacities they come with: There’s no microSD card slot to add more. This means that you have to keep an eye on what you keep, so you can avoid the dreaded “storage full” pop-up message.
More often than not, most of the things we tend to keep on our iPad can be deleted anyway. So, before you sign up for more iCloud storage or invest in an external storage drive to offload content, consider freeing up space on your iPad first. Get rid of files, apps, messages, games and more that you don’t need. Doing so will not only give you more space for the content you want, but it will also help your device run more quickly and efficiently. It can be a cumbersome and time-consuming manual process, but there is an easier way to do it quickly.
First things first, back up your iPad using Finder or iTunes, just in case you deleted something important by accident. If you confidently wish to cleanse, you can skip this step. Then, move on to digital cleaning with these simple steps.
1. Select settings And Public.
2. Go to iPad storage.
3. It may take a few seconds to fully load, depending on how full the tablet is. Once you download a file a bar graph It will appear at the top and break down what is taking up space, along with a line listing for each section that you can review individually.
4. Select Could Next to Offload unused apps To have your iPad automatically remove devices you haven’t used.
5. Select Could Next to Automatic deletion of old conversations And remove items you no longer need.
6. Select Review downloaded videos And remove the ones you’ve already watched or no longer need (you can always download them again if they’re from a streaming site that offers offline downloads).
7. Scroll down the following list to see how much storage space each partition and different apps take up, and Review each one Individually from there once you know what takes up the majority of space on the device.
8. For apps, look at the “Last Used” date. If it’s more than a year ago, select the app and choose “Offload the application. This will remove the app from your iPad to free up space but will still keep your data if you decide to reinstall the app at a later time; OR
9. Select Delete the app To completely remove it, including all data associated with it. If you haven’t used it in a year, you probably won’t use it again.
One thing Apple hasn’t included with its iPads, even the latest iPad Air, is expandable memory. This means that you owe what you have or must resort to using the cloud or external storage devices. But limited storage can be a good thing in a way. It will encourage you to get rid of the files, apps, photos and videos you don’t need.
Try to clean your iPad to free up some space once every few months or at least once a year. That way, when it’s time to upgrade to a new model, you’ll only transfer the most important content instead of moving junk from one tablet to another.
Apple iPad Air (2022)
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