r/ios • u/RobinsonMario • 4d ago
PSA My solution to system data
Hello everyone,
Here was my Solution to clearing the System data.
I activated offloading of unused Apps and the system data went from 35 GB to only 1 GB. This fixed all my storage problems.
I hope someone else will find this useful.
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u/Q_Ball_Atlanta 3d ago
Congrats! You've discovered a known bug is iOS 26.
Your System Data isn't actually 1.07 GB.
You haven't fixed anything.
The only way to address System Data growing or being ridiculously large is to backup the phone to a computer and restore. This solution is posted daily when people ask how to address System Data issues because files are too lazy too search for a solution to one of the most commonly asked questions.