Apple Watch Series 3 running out of memory

[DaveN]

Recently my Apple Watch 3 has been warning me that it is running out of memory and I can’t figure out what is using the storage memory. I removed photos (I think two) that were stored on it as well as a few apps. I’m pretty much down to just the core apps Apple includes and the OS but the memory usage hasn’t really changed. Any thoughts? Here is a screenshot of the memory usage.

 

[i486dx2-66]

As a reference point, I have a 16GB Series 3, and with similar usage (very few non-core apps), my watch says 4.7GB is used.

 

[Jackbequickly]

Music, how much music is on your watch.

 

[DaveN]

Music, how much music is on your watch.

None. I removed all I had, which was minimal, and turned off ‘automatically add recent music’

p.s. Cute avatar.

 

[DaveN]

As a reference point, I have a 16GB Series 3, and with similar usage (very few non-core apps), my watch says 4.7GB is used.

How active are you? I wonder if the usage is fitness tracking my walks and exercise routines. I walk my dog two or three times a day and have about an hour of back excercises a day. In addition, in previous summers I did many hikes with my dog Elle but we are only doing the walks this summer.

Edit - but one would think that is included in the Activity category.

 

[DaveN]

Here is the data for the rest of the apps

 

[DaveN]

 

[mlody]

Are you on the latest available update that is applicable for the watch? If so, I would assume that the space is used for cache that accumulated over the years. I am unsure how realistic these days is to unpair and re-pair Series 3, but that would be next step.

 

[jz0309]

Recently my Apple Watch 3 has been warning me that it is running out of memory and I can’t figure out what is using the storage memory. I removed photos (I think two) that were stored on it as well as a few apps. I’m pretty much down to just the core apps Apple includes and the OS but the memory usage hasn’t really changed. Any thoughts? Here is a screenshot of the memory usage.View attachment 2416686

could be a watchOS update package that wasn't removed? don't know how to clean those up though ;(

 

[DaveN]

Are you on the latest available update that is applicable for the watch? If so, I would assume that the space is used for cache that accumulated over the years. I am unsure how realistic these days is to unpair and re-pair Series 3, but that would be next step.

I am On watchOS 8.8.1 which appears to be the latest version for my watch

 

[DaveN]

could be a watchOS update package that wasn't removed? don't know how to clean those up though ;(

Hmm, that makes sense but I also don’t know how to clean up something like that.

 

[jz0309]

Hmm, that makes sense but I also don’t know how to clean up something like that.

well, I assume you have rebooted your watch sine the last update? if not, do that and see what happens.
Else, a un-pair/re-pair as suggested above might do it, but, tbh, I'd be careful with an old watch and old watchOS

 

[DaveN]

well, I assume you have rebooted your watch sine the last update? if not, do that and see what happens.
Else, a un-pair/re-pair as suggested above might do it, but, tbh, I'd be careful with an old watch and old watchOS

I recall rebooting it a week or so ago when the warnings started popping up but I’m also rebooting it as I type this just to be sure. I’m a bit worried about un-pairing/re-pairing as I’m 58 days away from the 2500 move goals award and I don’t want to mess that up. It would be a bummer to have to start over on that. Two thousand five hundred move goal days is a bit over 6.8 years of exceeding move goals.

 

[DaveN]

Update. After the reboot I have a little more space. I’m at 7.4 GB of 8 GB vs the original 7.8 of 8 GB

 

[jz0309]

Update. After the reboot I have a little more space. I’m at 7.4 GB of 8 GB vs the original 7.8 of 8 GB

Cool, give a day or two and reboot again…

And I can relate to your move goal concern, I’m at I think 3,178 streak, wish Apple would give us that in years, months, days format

 

[DaveN]

Cool, give a day or two and reboot again…

And I can relate to your move goal concern, I’m at I think 3,178 streak, wish Apple would give us that in years, months, days format

Wow and I thought I was doing good at 2,442 streak! You are over two years ahead of me.

 

[jz0309]

Wow and I thought I was doing good at 2,442 streak! You are over two years ahead of me.

You have an excellent streak! I’ve had an AW since late 2015 and got into fitness tracking early on.