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  • Re: iOS 26.2 taking up all my storage

    From Chris@ithinkiam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad on Mon Dec 15 11:00:57 2025
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    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 14.12.25 00:09, Chris wrote:


    I know my phone is pretty full, and during the install of 26.2 it needed to >>> free up some space by offloading several apps. Now, the storage is
    completely full and I can't restore the apps.

    I note there's a "Reserved Auto-Updates Space" of 11GB which I've never
    seen before.

    How to get rid of this reserved space?

    The name says it: The probable solution would be to turn off Auto-Update.

    It is off. Although looking again I see a (new?) setting under "General->Software Update->Automatic Updates-> System Files" called "Automatically Install".

    Will disable and see.

    The only thing that turns it off is to disable it entirely. I did have it
    on "download only".

    I did a before and after on my ipad and this is a new feature of 26.2. "Reserved Auto-Update Space" didn't exist in 26.1.

    Stupid idea.


    BTW: iCloud exists.

    I know, but: reasons.





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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@hugybear@gmx.net to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad on Mon Dec 15 14:29:33 2025
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    On 15.12.25 12:00, Chris wrote:
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 14.12.25 00:09, Chris wrote:


    I know my phone is pretty full, and during the install of 26.2 it needed to
    free up some space by offloading several apps. Now, the storage is
    completely full and I can't restore the apps.

    I note there's a "Reserved Auto-Updates Space" of 11GB which I've never >>>> seen before.

    How to get rid of this reserved space?

    The name says it: The probable solution would be to turn off Auto-Update. >>
    It is off. Although looking again I see a (new?) setting under
    "General->Software Update->Automatic Updates-> System Files" called
    "Automatically Install".

    Will disable and see.

    The only thing that turns it off is to disable it entirely. I did have it
    on "download only".

    Sure. Each and every Upgrade or update comes as one file and is always
    on top of what you already have on the phone. The space is only freed
    after the successful installation of the new OS. By pure logic the space
    can be freed if you do not plan updates in advance.
    --
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  • From Chris@ithinkiam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad on Mon Dec 15 15:09:45 2025
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    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 15.12.25 12:00, Chris wrote:
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 14.12.25 00:09, Chris wrote:


    I know my phone is pretty full, and during the install of 26.2 it needed to
    free up some space by offloading several apps. Now, the storage is
    completely full and I can't restore the apps.

    I note there's a "Reserved Auto-Updates Space" of 11GB which I've never >>>>> seen before.

    How to get rid of this reserved space?

    The name says it: The probable solution would be to turn off Auto-Update. >>>
    It is off. Although looking again I see a (new?) setting under
    "General->Software Update->Automatic Updates-> System Files" called
    "Automatically Install".

    Will disable and see.

    The only thing that turns it off is to disable it entirely. I did have it
    on "download only".

    Sure. Each and every Upgrade or update comes as one file and is always
    on top of what you already have on the phone. The space is only freed
    after the successful installation of the new OS. By pure logic the space
    can be freed if you do not plan updates in advance.

    Yes I understand that. This reserved space setting is new, however, making
    you lose even more space to iOS.

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  • From Old John@watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk to comp.mobile.ipad,misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Tue Dec 16 08:43:37 2025
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    On 15 Dec 2025 at 15:09:45 GMT, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 15.12.25 12:00, Chris wrote:
    Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
    J||rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 14.12.25 00:09, Chris wrote:


    I know my phone is pretty full, and during the install of 26.2 it needed to
    free up some space by offloading several apps. Now, the storage is >>>>>> completely full and I can't restore the apps.

    I note there's a "Reserved Auto-Updates Space" of 11GB which I've never >>>>>> seen before.

    How to get rid of this reserved space?

    The name says it: The probable solution would be to turn off Auto-Update. >>>>
    It is off. Although looking again I see a (new?) setting under
    "General->Software Update->Automatic Updates-> System Files" called
    "Automatically Install".

    Will disable and see.

    The only thing that turns it off is to disable it entirely. I did have it >>> on "download only".

    Sure. Each and every Upgrade or update comes as one file and is always
    on top of what you already have on the phone. The space is only freed
    after the successful installation of the new OS. By pure logic the space
    can be freed if you do not plan updates in advance.

    Yes I understand that. This reserved space setting is new, however, making you lose even more space to iOS.

    I encountered this problem. I offloaded unused apps as suggested and was able to update ro 26.2. But i don't yet know if I have lost anything valuable because it's no longer in the App Store. EfnR
    Maybe I need to do some thinning. We shall see.

    God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
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