iPod touch Only 6.39 GB in new iPod touch 4G

[LinusR]

Hi guys,

one week ago I bought a new iPod touch 4G, 8 GB capacity. In iTunes I only have 6.39 GB free to put in apps, music etc.. I know that the system needs some space, sometimes some more, but so much? Is this usual or should I have 7 GB minimum?

Thanks for any help,

Linus

 

[Intell]

With the formatting and the needed OS partition, this is normal.

 

[chocboy]

Yes, that is normal. My 32 GB has 29 GB available. Hence why the 8 GB is not enough by far because much is required for the actual OS and default apps. I do wish they'd bring back the 16. I mean, 32 GB is too much for me but it's either 29 GB or 6 GB, at the cost of 100 dollars!

To be perfectly honest, I strongly recommend you return it and fork over the 100 to get the 32 GB. Or buy a used iPhone 4 16 GB. 6 GB is fine for songs and a few apps but good luck putting video, TV shows, or heavy apps on it.

 

[LucasLand]

with a wifi connection and soon to be released iTunes match, you'll have much more room

 

[Invincibilizer]

iOS 4 took 1.5GB
iOS 5 takes 1.6GB now.

6GB is fine if you can manage it. I have less than 200 songs and 30 apps and I still have 4 GB left. Of course I don't have any movies or tv shows, the remaining space is for HD video recording/other apps.

32GB is too big, 6GB is tight but it works.

 

[Des Zac]

The only thing I wish is that apple wouldn't advertise it as 8, it's kinda weird.

 

[Loyola]

Thanks for posting the topic. At least I didn't have to discover this after purchasing. I need something with more capacity.

Someone mentioned getting the 32 GB however that is out of my price range.

 

[wrinkster22]

The only thing I wish is that apple wouldn't advertise it as 8, it's kinda weird.

All companies do this. Apple is not the only one. Besides it does have 8gb of storage, you can only access so much though.

Thanks for posting the topic. At least I didn't have to discover this after purchasing. I need something with more capacity.

Someone mentioned getting the 32 GB however that is out of my price range.

Have you considered getting a used one? Do you really need a new one? A girl in my class got a iPod touch 3gen 32gb for 80$

 

[Loyola]

All companies do this. Apple is not the only one. Besides it does have 8gb of storage, you can only access so much though.


Have you considered getting a used one? Do you really need a new one? A girl in my class got a iPod touch 3gen 32gb for 80$

Right now I am using a Shuffle since my Classic died earlier this year. The Classic was from late 2004. I really got my money's worth out of the Classic. I haven't considered a used one. I know this is gonna sound odd but the thought of used is gross to me because I don't know where it came from.

 

[Thetonyk123]

iOS 4 took 1.5GB
iOS 5 takes 1.6GB now.

6GB is fine if you can manage it. I have less than 200 songs and 30 apps and I still have 4 GB left. Of course I don't have any movies or tv shows, the remaining space is for HD video recording/other apps.

32GB is too big, 6GB is tight but it works.

32 gb is great. I still have 25 gb left. good to have the space

 

[likethesoup2]

Does kinda beg the question -- how much memory were you expecting to have?

It's ONLY 8gb.

 

[Plutonius]

ATM, I have 2.4 Gig left out of 57.9 Gig in my Touch. I would never consider getting less than a 32 Gig Touch.

 

[Loyola]

Does kinda beg the question -- how much memory were you expecting to have?

It's ONLY 8gb.

8 GB would be fine for me but I didn't think about the Apps that I might want to have. Right now I have 15 GB of music. 32 GB would be good based on music and apps but the $299 price point for new is not appealing.

My old classic was 20 GB.

The 16 GB Nano might be the best option since the music is more important than the apps.

 

[tonyr6]

8 GB is not enough for me. I don't have much music only about 2 GB but the apps take all the space. I have around 160 apps and they use about 2.5 GB of space. Also you are only getting about 6 GB of working space. All the space I am using now is a little over 8 GB already. They should have released a 16 GB touch for $199 as 8 GB is just not really enough for anyone.

 

[rattler]

Like some other members suggested, you should return it and get a 32GB. Unless you only have music and light apps, those 6.3 GB's will be used up before you know it. Many popular apps (Real Racing, Infinity Blade, Asphalt) take up more than a gigabyte of space.