Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: Oct 13, 2016
Tips for Clearing Space on Your Phone
People that are constantly running out of space on their phones is one of the most common cries for help I get these days.
It’s an even bigger problem for iPhone users because there is no way to expand memory like Android smartphone owners can.
Uninstalling unused apps will certainly free up some space, but dumping old pictures & video will free up much more.
Getting rid of videos especially will free up lots of space because a two-minute file can take up as much space as 100 pictures.
Another area that most people don’t even think to address is all those old text messages, especially the ones that have photos, images or videos attached to them.
The wife’s iPhone had more than 5 GBs of space hogged up by those old messages because so many of them had attachments.
If you’re in the club that’s struggling with the ongoing storage problem, I’ve got a number of suggestions posted at: DataDoctors.com/radio
https://www.datadoctors.com/help/kenscolumns/22055
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