r/ipad • u/Spicy_Sandwhich • 11h ago

Question Using this much storage?!?

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Hi there. Looking to get some help and clarity from the community. Just opened up my iPad 10th Gen after not using it for a few weeks and was looking to update it. Found it basically dead without actually using it and that a bunch of the system data and iOS is taking up a ton of space, which is very very new. Anyone else have this happen or did I get some sort of bug?

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u/iPodEnjoyer4G 11h ago

TF YOU MEAN SAVE 421GIGS???

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u/BejtaNivlem 6h ago

yeah that cant be real, 10th gen doesnt even come in 421gb

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u/LeMeIsSleepy 11h ago

Is the new normal unfortunately

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u/Speedycar100 11h ago

64gb of storage is obsolete in 2026 unfortunately, if you hard reboot you might clear out some system data but it won’t be a lot better.

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u/Dry_Acanthisitta433 11h ago

Don’t worry Apple is happy to sell you a new one 🤣

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u/Anti-Dentite-999 11h ago

Are you on iOS 27? What does storage sizes say for iPadOS and system data?

10th gen doesnt get Apple Intelligence so iPadOS shouldn’t use more than 13-14GB.

You can free up some space by disabling automatic updates/downloads and enabling offload unused apps.

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u/realmccoyredbus 8h ago

you can offload your biggest apps , update then reinstall them and cache will be cleared out one updated freeing up storage

before bed do forced update and keep on wifi & on charge overnight, this can force ios to do some housekeeping and get rid of any old data