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John_Smith1011 t1_ixe5ao6 wrote

You can only reduce it manually by backing up your phone through iTunes and restore the Backup 🙈

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teatiller t1_ixfh4lp wrote

I dunno if you have to restore the backup, I’ve seen it drop a lot just from backing up. It never goes away, anyway.

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Camp808 t1_ixfpx65 wrote

i was in the apple store for another reason & asked the person who was helping about the system data. i asked if it would be better if i restored my phone via itunes & he said no. he said it’ll doesn’t make a difference, it’s just how ios makes the system run optimally. he said that because i have so much storage, the ios just will use more of the storage for the system data so things will run faster. but looking at op’s storage, idk if he’s just speaking bullshit.

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bedazzlerhoff t1_ixhni0i wrote

It’s not “better” to backup via iTunes vs. icloud. iCloud is arguably “better” for most people.

That said, when I worked at the Apple Store, we observed that even plugging someone’s phone into the store laptops for a while with iTunes open could reduce the phones’ system data. We didn’t know exactly why this was the case, but it does appear to be possible to reduce system data by having your phone plugged in to a device with the modem equivalent of itunes open.

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Z_runner t1_ixg2rq3 wrote

Probably bullshit. I have a 64Go iPhone (yeah ik, terrible idea), system data takes about 9Go and Ive reached 61Go, so basically I can’t install anything more but these data won’t reduce

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rachel__lilly t1_ixdnzk7 wrote

That is an automatic thing, you cannot do anything as the system manage all the data he use in background

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happily_blessed_22 t1_ixdokgk wrote

Also what exactly is ios then? Kinda confused

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TheyMakeItLikeThat t1_ixfccs2 wrote

Gotta love how people downvote question they think is stupid because they know the answer already

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gymdog t1_ixhb5du wrote

They're getting down voted because OP has literally no idea how a computer works, and they're acting like something can be done about it.

This is reddit, most of the people here are tech or tech adjacent. It's like going to a pie contest and wondering why everyone is mad you used salt instead of sugar. We all have responsibilities to understand what's around us, and this person literally doesn't know their phone had to be programmed by someone? It's gonna be genuinely incredible to lots of people around here.

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_Mido t1_ixi957h wrote

Dude sounds like a person used to Android. On Android you just go to properties of the space-hogging app and tap on "clear cache".

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tamer142001 t1_ixejreo wrote

Lol the name says it.

Hope this post made u learn not to cheap out on storage😅

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PacxDragon t1_ixf5bge wrote

Clear Safari browsing cache, I’m a tab hog and this cleared about 8-9GB of “system” space for me.

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Craziiart t1_ixfvy6g wrote

How many did you have for it to take up that much space? I currently have 220 tabs

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JacoBee93 t1_ixgm8tt wrote

Its not about tabs open. Its based on how often you use safari. I had 3gb cleared now, just with two tabs and i dont really use safari.

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lumpytorta t1_ixeqmqz wrote

Try doing a hard reboot. System data can fluctuate and I’ve seen a hard reboot do the trick for some. You can also try resetting settings before doing a restore.

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alessiot t1_ixf9857 wrote

It’s one of the ancient mysteries no one has yet to figure out

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Generalrossa t1_ixeroh0 wrote

Good luck deleting system files lmao

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weedwhacking t1_ixfub5u wrote

I have 120gb of “system data” on my 512gb phone. I’ve synced with Finder/iTunes, and cleared all the caches I can find. Not sure what to do at this point but a restore

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happily_blessed_22 t1_ixfuxzc wrote

Ok thanks

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weedwhacking t1_ixxhq0j wrote

Ever figure it out? I ended up erasing and restoring from a backup, after all my apps and photos and music downloaded I checked and have 200gb free, took all day but seemed to have worked (for now)

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shavitush t1_ixhfrll wrote

happened to me after syncing data with infuse and it efuses to let go. also got over 70% of my storage useless now

never choosing iphone again. blows my mind how useless the operating system is

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Beateride t1_ixf62l6 wrote

If you take a lot of screenshot, or save a lot of picture, you should use a shortcut to transform those files into HEIC/HEIF, you'll save a looooooot of data compared to JPG/PNG

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bottom t1_ixexfeq wrote

throw phone at wall.

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Sillashooter t1_ixf5yl1 wrote

At the bottom you can see exactly how many GB system data and iOS use. Mine use 29,44 gb system data and 9,47 gb iOS. I’m on 16.2.

Are you using iCloud to store photos? Have you enabled optimize photos and offload unused apps?

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Tyler8492 t1_ixfkba3 wrote

I had this issue with system data on my 14PM. Restarting the phone would clear it temporarily but after a day or so it would fill up again. That was on the early versions of iOS 16 though since 16.1 it hasn’t been a problem.

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JollyRoger8X t1_ixflfbk wrote

Removing that cached data will only result in your device working harder, using more battery, and reducing speed while rebuilding the cached data. The OS automatically manages this data, and you're better off ignoring it.

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human_alias t1_ixft8yp wrote

Boil it in 4 quarts of water, salt to taste

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Popular_Lettuce8096 t1_ixfvbki wrote

Turn it off and turn it back that what decreased my system storage significantly

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cgpandre t1_ixfvqbt wrote

Hard Reset ..

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Celcius_87 t1_ixg2iqn wrote

How many apps do you have installed? Or are those mobile games?

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take-stuff-literally t1_ixg542h wrote

•Delete your deleted photos

•Actually delete your offloaded apps

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different751 t1_ixgmhyz wrote

For me it was turning off, waiting a bit, and then turning back on the “sync library” toggle in the Apple Music settings. That cleared 50 gb of system data for me. My guess it was caching music/album data to system data

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prophet-of-solitude t1_ixhxqes wrote

To be honest don’t go on trying this! Because in some time, it will come to same amount so no use. All the tricks will just waste your time and resource. It won’t stay low..

You can clear cache and all for safari to get ur some memory back!

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