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Documents & Data on iPhone store default app documents and data, third-party app data, and even iCloud documents. These documents and data are essentially cached memory files stored for each app.
Wondering why apps need to store cache memory? Simply put, apps store cache memory to provide users with a better experience. For example, Safari stores cache memory to make browsing faster, and YouTube stores watch history to suggest the type of videos users are most interested in.
For more information, explore some ways to delete Documents and Data on iPhone to free up storage space in the article below by Mytour.vn.
How to Delete Documents and Data on iPhone to Free Up Storage Space
Check the Storage Space on Your iPhone and iPad
Start by examining how much space your iPhone and iPad apps are taking up. By checking the iPhone storage, you can easily identify culprits—apps consuming a significant amount of space—and remove those apps to free up storage.
Step 1: On your iOS device (iPhone, iPad), locate and open the Settings app => General =>
Step 2: Next, tap on iPhone/iPad Storage.
Step 3: Check the total used and available storage on your device. Additionally, to see how much space each app is using, tap on each app individually.
Step 4: On the screen, you'll see the size of the app as well as the documents and data it's using.
Delete Documents and Data on iPhone to Free Up Storage Space
After checking the storage consumed by apps on iPhone and iPad, you now have two options:
Option 1: Delete apps without removing app data and documents
iOS 11 allows users to offload unused apps, meaning deleting apps they don't use without removing app data and documents. When users reinstall the app, the data is automatically restored. You can use this useful feature to free up space on your device without deleting important data.
To learn more about what Offload Apps on iOS 11 is, activate Offload Unused Apps on iPhone, iPad, visit here: Offload Apps on iOS 11
Option 2: Manually Delete Apps, then Reinstall to Erase App Data
If app data isn't essential, you can delete the app and then reinstall it. This process will wipe out all data related to the app.
Step 1: Open the Settings app => General.
Step 3: Select Manage Storage under Storage.
Step 4: Tap on each app you want to delete data for.
Step 5: Tap on Delete App and confirm again.
Step 6: Finally, reinstall the app.
Delete Documents and Data of Specific Apps on iPhone, iPad from iCloud
To free up iCloud storage space, you can delete the documents and data of specific apps on your iPhone and iPad.
Step 1: On your iOS device, find and open the Settings app.
Step 2: Tap on your profile picture (if your iPhone is running iOS 10.2 or older, tap on iCloud).
Step 3: Tap on iCloud.
Step 4: Tap on Manage Storage.
Step 5: Tap on the app with data you want to delete.
Step 6: Tap on Delete Documents & Data.
Step 7: Tap on Delete to confirm.
Using this method, you can clear the cache of each app across all devices synced with iCloud.
Tip: Additionally, you can set to allow only selected apps to store data on iCloud for better iCloud storage management.
Allow Only Selected Apps to Store Data on iCloud
Step 1: Open the Settings app.
Step 2: Tap on your profile.
Step 3: Tap on iCloud.
Step 4: Set the status of apps you don't want to store data on iCloud to OFF.
Delete Music, Movies, and TV Shows, Clear Photo Thumbnail Cache
All iTunes transactions (performed on iPhone/iPad or synced with a computer) are also part of multimedia. It's categorized into Audio/Video in your memory, including Documents and Data. This may generate photo thumbnail cache or related files.
The ideal solution in this case is to clear the cache or delete all music from the iPhone, then sync again through the computer. This way, you'll clear all cache on the iPhone to free up space.
Clean Up Photos and Messages
Deleting some unnecessary photos in the camera roll can also free up some storage space.
Step 1: Open the Photos app => tap on the Photos tab => tap on Select in the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Select the images you want to delete, then tap on the Delete Mail Account button at the bottom right corner of the iOS 11 screen.
To delete messages: From iOS 11 onwards, users can automatically delete attached files in old conversations.
Turn Off Photo Stream
If Photo Stream is activated, it will automatically upload your new photos and sync them across all iCloud devices. The solution is to turn off this feature to better control iOS device storage.
Step 1: Open the Settings app.
Step 2: Tap on Profile (previously iCloud on earlier versions).
Step 3: Tap on iCloud.
Step 4: Tap on Photos.
Step 5: Set the My Photo Stream status to OFF.
This action will delete all Photo Stream photos from your iPhone.
Clean Up Old Emails and Attachments
If using the Mail app on iPhone, all emails will sync for quick access. Over time, accumulated data will occupy device storage, not to mention opened attachments.
Follow the steps below to clear cache and Mail data, freeing up storage space:
Step 1: Open the Settings app => tap on Accounts & Passwords.
Step 2: Tap on Email account.
Step 3: Tap on Delete Account and confirm again.
To re-add your account, tap on Add New.
Other solutions to free up storage space on iPhone, iPad
Other solutions to clear Documents and Data and free up storage space on iPhone, iPad include:
- Clearing web browsing history and Safari data.
- Deleting all voicemails:
Voicemail content is essentially part of Documents and Data. In this case, you can delete unnecessary voicemails to free up iPhone storage:
Access the Phone app => select Voicemail => tap or swipe right to left on unnecessary voicemails => tap Delete to remove.
To delete multiple voicemails, open the Phone app => Voicemails => tap Edit => select voicemails => tap Delete.
- Removing third-party apps you no longer use.
- Finally, use software to clear app data and cache.
For additional methods on freeing up storage space and managing Documents and Data on your iPhone, you can explore the guidelines provided by Mytour.vn [here](https://Mytour.vn/cach-xoa-documents-and-data-tren-iphone-de-giai-phong-dung-luong-trong-23001n.aspx). Feel free to share your thoughts, questions, or contributions in the comments section below the article.
