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"This update cannot be installed because it requires at least 6.9 GB of storage." That's over _half_ of the maximum available capacity on my 16 GB model. No wo
by shurcooL 12y ago
"This update cannot be installed because it requires at least 6.9 GB of storage."
That's over _half_ of the maximum available capacity on my 16 GB model. No wonder they're releasing 128 GB iPhones now.
- billyhoffman 12y agoThat is simply the "slack" space needed to download iOS 8 and install it inline on your phone. The OS does not consume 6.9 GB of your 16 GB model. See the Ars Technica review
- shurcooL 12y agoI know that (it still does consume more than iOS 7 did, but not 6.9 GB of course). But it's pretty inconvenient to have to delete more than half of the contents of my device for the update.
- billyhoffman 12y agoThen don't update over-the-air. If you plug your iPhone into your computer and update via iTunes you don't have to delete anything from your device.
- takeda 12y agoWell, 1.1GB for the file, and 5.5GB for the installation. That's still huge.
- r00fus 12y agoIs this the same case if you upgrade using iTunes and USB connection?
- pradn 12y agoYea, now I'm seriously considering the 64GB version for my iPhone 6 upgrade.
- snowwrestler 12y agoI think that if you tether your phone to a computer and use iTunes to do the upgrade, you don't need as much space, since the install files can be buffered on the computer instead of your phone.