Podcast app taking up too much space

[gguerini]

Hello,

I listed to a lot of podcasts (25 subscriptions). I noticed that since I upgraded to iOS 9.x.x, the Podcast app is taking up a lot of space. I have it configured to download only the latest episode and to delete all played episodes.

Right now, as you can see in the picture, the Podcast app is using 1.4 GB, but there's only 294 MB worth of data (episodes). The app is using 1.1GB of "Documents & Data". That's ridiculous!

Has anybody seen this before?



I know I can use third-party podcast players, but that's not the point here.

ps: I took both screenshots pretty much at the same time. My battery dropped 2% in a few seconds.

Thanks

 

[Mlrollin91]

Yeah - I am having the podcast document and data problem as well. Before podcast was built in, you could just delete and redownload. Now its stuck and I cannot find a way to delete it. I've tried cache cleaners and iFunBox, but cannot find where podcast data is stored.

 

[gguerini]

Apparently more people are having the same problems: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7279347

 

[QuarterSwede]

Still having the same issue. I had 2.5GB of docs and data. I tried the download a larger app than you have room for trick and that only recovered 1GB from elsewhere but didn't touch the podcast app.

However, deleting the podcast app and redownloading it wiped the podcasts docs and data and I gain my 2.5GB back. Just don't forget to turn on syncing in Settings > Podcasts so it'll redownload your podcast subs and downloads.

 

[deadwulfe]

I was having the same issue and think I found a fix. I went into Settings -> Podcasts and turned off Sync Podcasts option, backed out to Settings, then went back into Podcasts and turned Sync Podcasts back on, freeing up the more than 1GB of "Documents & Data" that I had locked away.

 

[aaronvan]

May I suggest switching to Overcast? I did and I haven't looked back. I only use Apple's app for two video podcasts I enjoy watching occasionally.

 

[Lynx685]

I was having the same issue and think I found a fix. I went into Settings -> Podcasts and turned off Sync Podcasts option, backed out to Settings, then went back into Podcasts and turned Sync Podcasts back on, freeing up the more than 1GB of "Documents & Data" that I had locked away.

Thank you this worked for me to a certain extent, it halved my storage space from 1.6 GB to 650 MB