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iOS5 and resetting an Apps Documents and Data to reduce size

  • 23-11-2011 10:07am
    #1
    coolegrain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭


    A quick question for iOS 5 users...

    Under Settings>General>Usage you can very conveniently see all your apps and their size on the system and have a quick access to free up space... My question which nobody seems to have answered online is that obvioulsy apps like facebook, evernote and others that download data to work store or "cache" certain info...This in effect means that my Facebook App is approx 12MB but when i look at this including "Documents & Data" its over 430MB....tunein radio app had 262mb and its only an 11mb app. Now i can free this up by deleting the App and reinstalling but my question is, is there an easier way to do this?

    You can clear the cache in safari in its own personal settings but facebook or tunein radio doesnt have this....any ideas ??


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Most of what you are seeing is temporary data. Afaik the only way to clear this is to delete and reinstall the app. I suspect the reason there isn't an easier way is because Apple want to discourage lazy developers. Nevertheless some apps do indeed use a lot of data. However, Apple have started to crack down on this since iOS 5. The OS will now automatically wipe this temporary data when the device starts running low on space.


  • #3
    coolegrain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭coolegrain


    thanks


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