+ Reply
Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    What's Jailbreak?
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Default Loosing 500mb space when upgrading ? How to get it back ?

    So I heard that if people with a jailbroken iphone 3g fw2.1 clicks update and updates to fw2.2 they will loose approx 500mb (depending on how many cydia and installer apps they got?)

    Well people told me to use the Restore button instead of the update button.

    So I clicked restore, and it automatically did the whole restoration process and after restoring it was fw2.2 , i was suprised and happy.

    Then came the backup.(just to get all my contacts back)

    and after the backup , i checked my iphone. It was 2.2 freshly restored. However, there was a problem. There were approx 532 mb of data in the "others" category. I therefore, on my own risk, decided to click restore again (lol..) . And then the "others" data went down to 357mb.

    So how can I get back the full capacity of my iphone ?

    Is there a way to completely wipe out all data on my iphone but keep my contacts, sms. ??

    I know on the bigboss guide it talks about how to use aptbackup to backup ur apps and get them. So that u dont loose 500mb. But i dont want to backup those apps.

    What i would like is to get a

    iphone 3g to firmware 2.2
    -full capacity
    -backed up sms.contacts.


    So yeah.. @_@ help would be awesome.. thanks guyz and gals

  2. #2
    Livin the iPhone Life seann33uk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Some where in the milkyway
    Posts
    1,299
    Thanks
    13
    Thanked 126 Times in 114 Posts

    the "other" space used is cydia and small background apps used for the processing of things (including cydia) so to get rid of it you would have to not have cydia.
    Being an i can be a lot of pressure. you have to live right up to the small point.

  3. #3
    What's Jailbreak?
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
    but mines not jailbroken yet. @_@ it was at 2.1 , but then now its not

    so basically

    i updated my jail broke iphone 3g fw2.1 to
    iphone 3g fw2.2 fresh

    and in the process of doing so I lost some capacity.

    I have read guides that showed me how not to loose 500mb when upgrading, yet i still did. So.. its there a way to clean out that excess stuff thats been left over from previous cydia.
    Last edited by virgozero; 01-14-2009 at 06:30 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

  4. #4
    qnc
    qnc is offline
    iPhone? More like MyPhone qnc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Mac Land
    Posts
    229
    Thanks
    32
    Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts

    Perform a DFU restore not a regular restore.

    It will take care of the space issue.

    download 2.2 firmware and save it to your desktop or where you want.

    (just in case)
    to get in DFU mode
    with the phone plugged into the usb and itunes running
    hold down the power and home button until the screen goes dark.
    release the power button, keep holding the home button and watch itunes.
    itunes should say your phone is in restore mode ...blah.blah.

    the screen should be black as if the phone is off.

    Hold shift key and click restore button(option restore on a mac) and pick your firmware you downloaded.


    that should take care of your space problem.
    Yeah I'm an iPhoneaholic!! So What!!!
    3Gs 4.2.1 05.11.07
    3Gs 4.2.1 06.15.00
    3G 4.1 04.26.08
    2G's on 1.1.4, 2.2.1, 3.1.3

  5. #5
    What's Jailbreak?
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
    but i have a PC and holding shift + click restore doestn work @_@

  6. #6
    qnc
    qnc is offline
    iPhone? More like MyPhone qnc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Mac Land
    Posts
    229
    Thanks
    32
    Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts

    did you put the phone if DFU mode first/
    Yeah I'm an iPhoneaholic!! So What!!!
    3Gs 4.2.1 05.11.07
    3Gs 4.2.1 06.15.00
    3G 4.1 04.26.08
    2G's on 1.1.4, 2.2.1, 3.1.3

  7. #7
    What's Jailbreak?
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
    nope
    but il try what you said, thanks.

  8. #8
    qnc
    qnc is offline
    iPhone? More like MyPhone qnc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Mac Land
    Posts
    229
    Thanks
    32
    Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts

    No problem that should take care of it for you.
    Yeah I'm an iPhoneaholic!! So What!!!
    3Gs 4.2.1 05.11.07
    3Gs 4.2.1 06.15.00
    3G 4.1 04.26.08
    2G's on 1.1.4, 2.2.1, 3.1.3

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts