Free Space-How Much Do You Leave Open?

Mike12000 · 06-23-2009, 12:13 PM

I've often wondered about this. I just read what Hawk wrote in the "16g vs. 32" thread:

"I have 768 songs, about 65 apps, and 3 movies. I still have 7.2 GB free space on my 16GB 3G.
Honestly, I went with the 16GB 3G phone because I was close to using up all the space on my 8GB phone. I prefer to have at least 2GB free no matter what for the OS to use as a swap file and to help prevent crashes from full memory."

So what is your take on how much free space is optimal?

I've been trying to leave at least a GB free on my 8GB v1. I'm now at 895 MB and I have noticed some "stutters" while running apps that I hadn't noticed before.

Thanks, all.

azsprty · 06-23-2009, 12:17 PM

I have the 32 gig. I have 3648 songs, 60 pics, all my contacts, 26 apps and 3 movies and I have 9 gigs left. I keep thinking I should just add 3-4 more movies and still have 2-3 gigs left

Mike12000 · 06-23-2009, 12:25 PM

So how much free space did you keep open on your old 16 or 8GB, azsprty?

psylichon · 06-23-2009, 12:31 PM

I tried to keep 500MB open on my old 8GB, but with the 32-gig 3GS, I'm leaving 3GB open for video capture.

lady_bugz22 · 06-23-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by azsprty

I have the 32 gig. I have 3648 songs, 60 pics, all my contacts, 26 apps and 3 movies and I have 9 gigs left. I keep thinking I should just add 3-4 more movies and still have 2-3 gigs left

Wow! That is ALOT of songs

Mike12000 · 06-23-2009, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by lady_bugz22

Wow! That is ALOT of songs

I've got 3627 on iTunes right now. I rotate about 1000 on my 8GB at any given time.

One of the big reasons I'm soooo tempted to buy a 32GB 3G S!

coal0101 · 06-23-2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by psylichon

I tried to keep 500MB open on my old 8GB, but with the 32-gig 3GS, I'm leaving 3GB open for video capture.

What is the size for a 1 minute video?

psylichon · 06-23-2009, 01:13 PM

I have 13 days of music on mine at the moment. It's crazy just to stop and think about that every now and then...

azsprty · 06-23-2009, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Mike12000

So how much free space did you keep open on your old 16 or 8GB, azsprty?

on my old 16 gig i tried to keep about 1-1.5 sometimes less than 1...just depended on the day

impaler · 06-23-2009, 03:09 PM

I have the 16GB iPhone 3G, and I have tons of music. Nearly 90GB worth. S I take the most important songs, the "can't not have" music, and load them in a playlist named "iPhone". That gets sync'd over, and with about 200MB of apps, 90MB of photos, and the "other" space using 300-500MB, I'm left with a little over 1-1.5 GB. I leave the space there so I can throw a movie or a few TV shows on the device when I'm traveling. Otherwise it's 90% music.