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How much free space should I leave on my 32GB iPad3?
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If you run out of space just delete some apps.
You take car of your iPad by not dropping it on cement.
You use your iPad by downloading stuff.
To put it into perspective, if you don't use up more than half of 32GB (I think it starts out at like 28.5GB), so if you don't use at least 14GB...you could have went with the 16GB and not wasted $100.
It depends on what you are doing with your apps. If you are creating documents, video, data, or photos, you will need a few gbs free. Otherwise you won't damage your iPad hardware by having it filled.
Oh no; the more MB you cram in there it can start to bulge and warp the case! Just try to take THAT to the genius bar.
The other day I crammed 20 gallons of gas into my car which has a 12-gallon gas tank, and now it leans to the left.
The other day I crammed 20 gallons of gas into my car which has a 12-gallon gas tank, and now it leans to the left.
It's a perfectly good question. The conventional wisdom on a pc has always been to leave 10% of the hard drive free to keep the performance good. I guess that's for swap files and the like.
I'm not convinced that still applies. I certainly can't think of any reason why a 64gb iPad would need 4 times as much free space as a 16gb iPad.
I have looked before and never seen any definitive advice on this though - but I've never had any performance issues when I've slipped down to 2gb free.
I'm not convinced that still applies. I certainly can't think of any reason why a 64gb iPad would need 4 times as much free space as a 16gb iPad.
I have looked before and never seen any definitive advice on this though - but I've never had any performance issues when I've slipped down to 2gb free.
Similarly, one day I crammed too much beer into me and I leaned to the left as well. Then I fell over.
It just shows you, you can have too much of a good thing. Maybe the OP is right.
Leave 28 gig free and only use the included apps. 
I have run into the unable to update apps on my iPhone. The most recent Numbers update. So I deleted it, I just had it there because of the ability to look at a spreadsheet I made on the iPad and did not really need it - annoying though. It takes a long time before you are informed that there is a problem.
I have run into the unable to update apps on my iPhone. The most recent Numbers update. So I deleted it, I just had it there because of the ability to look at a spreadsheet I made on the iPad and did not really need it - annoying though. It takes a long time before you are informed that there is a problem.
what's great about iOS, is that you won't notice a performance slow down even if you only have 50MB of available space. it doesn't act like a conventional operating system, especially not like Windows where when you get really low in storage space so many crazy things start happening error wise.
i once got my iPad down to 24MB remaining. no performance slow down whatsoever. however, as someone else mentioned, i couldn't update an app. no biggie - i deleted something and made room for it. you can do this hundreds of times and not see a reduction in performance at all.
i truly love iOS with a passion (coming from a former Blackberry owner)
i once got my iPad down to 24MB remaining. no performance slow down whatsoever. however, as someone else mentioned, i couldn't update an app. no biggie - i deleted something and made room for it. you can do this hundreds of times and not see a reduction in performance at all.
i truly love iOS with a passion (coming from a former Blackberry owner)
