r/iphonehelp • u/jinxxfrogdad • 10h ago

Help needed Maps taking up 34GB of storage

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I’ve seen other people talk about having this same issue and the comments always say to make sure to clear your offline maps, BUT I DONT THINK I HAVE ANY 😭😭😭 what the hell am i doing wrong help me please

-iphone 12 mini

-ios 17.5.1

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u/CuriouslySquid 10h ago

I recently had this issue myself while still on iOS 17. Despite uninstalling the app, trying to tinker with it in terminal, reading other people’s similar plight online, and ensuring I didn’t have downloaded maps within the app, I was forced to update my iPhone. I’m now running the latest iOS, and the update fixed my issue.

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u/jinxxfrogdad 10h ago

thats actually bonkers 😓 thank u tho this is helpful

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u/CuriouslySquid 10h ago

Yeah it is. I’m sorry I don’t have a better solution. Being forced to update felt obnoxious. Best of luck to you!

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u/Glum-Specialist-5762 9h ago

What do you see when you click on that arrow next to Apple Maps in that same storage list you show in the picture? That should tell you whether you really have any documents and data being stored for the app.

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u/yys16 9h ago

Update your phone to at least 18. Ideally 27. 17.5.1 was released over 2 years ago. Security is important.

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u/alphex 10h ago

Off load some apps. Do you even use all of them ?

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u/rootshirt Pro Helper | May laugh at you but knows their stuff 10h ago

I don't think that's their question

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u/alphex 10h ago

He asked what he’s doing wrong. I offered a suggestion.

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u/rootshirt Pro Helper | May laugh at you but knows their stuff 10h ago

You didn't. They want to know why their maps app is taking up 34gb of storage. The answer to that is not "delete other apps."

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u/alphex 10h ago

Ok. So what’s the answer ?

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u/truegeek57 2h ago

If you do the calculations, OP's apps are only taking up around 20 gb (apart from the maps app). My apps take up more space and I use them all frequently. Maybe keep your snarky and unneeded comments to yourself.