Concerned a bit
I have to change my sensor today. When I open the Dexcom app I am met with this. I can’t magically clear out the 17 gigs required to do the iOS update. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
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Update your phone using iTunes on your Mac or PC.
Good time to prune your storage as well if you have a ton of stuff you aren't using.
If my computer wasn’t 14 years old and slower than a snail I would 100% do this. This is really good advice!
You have to sleep sometime. Start it before you go to bed. Wake up with an updated phone.
I would up having to pay for additional iCloud storage to free up space. Took all night to upload my photos but now I have 65g free and can update to the new iOS today. Thank you again.
Better to backup anyway. No backup + phone dying = big sadness.
it isn’t hard to clear space.
One way is to turn off the Shared Albums in Settings->Apps->Photos assuming lots of people share lots of photos. Turn it back on to get the photos back.
Another is to remove music or photos synced from iTunes. Sync them again after the update.
Another is to temporarily remove large apps with data stored on servers (CSR2, Gummy Drop, Temple Run 2, Facebook, TikTok, Mail apps, Line, Prime video, Netflix, etc.). Reinstall after the update.
Any combination of the above. There is no way around it.
I’ve done all of that previously. My issues is that most of my space is taken up by photos.
Losing the Dexcom because of lack of space is tough.
I would do all the above, plus delete all screenshots, sync photos to a computer and delete them from the phone. Heck, I would try attaching a thumb drive, move the photos there, even if I knew I could not put them back.
Are your photos also on the cloud?
Your gonna have to google but there is an app that lets you swipe photos like you’re on a dating app to keep or delete. Spend some time doing that and clear that space up.
time to switch to an android IMHO