Does 2.0 compress iPhone files? - iPhone 3G

bsharp · 07-12-2008, 12:47 AM

I can't explain this, but since upgrading to 2.0, I seem to have more free space on my 8 gig, v1 iPhone. I believe all of the same photos, music, videos, etc. that were on the phone with 1.4 are still there. I just seem to have 2 or 3 more gigs of free space than I did with version 1.4.

Does 2.0 compress files to free up more space?

Has anyone else noticed this on their 2.0 phone?

raezilla · 07-12-2008, 01:24 AM

you know what, i was just saying the same thing, but i dont know if its fact or just wishful thinking.

bsharp · 07-12-2008, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by raezilla

you know what, i was just saying the same thing, but i dont know if its fact or just wishful thinking.

Weird, huh?

Zabumafu · 07-12-2008, 03:46 AM

Maybe it notices duplicates and deletes them. For example you may have a picture in your camera roll, in your iPhoto library, and in your contacts. Instead of saving it as 3 photos it may keep it as one.

That can help it a little..

raezilla · 07-12-2008, 06:12 AM

wel whatever it is, im just loving 2.0 so far, i said it in another post, but it feels like a new phone again

styfle · 07-12-2008, 06:38 AM

im sure it does some sort of file management because remember how you only had 300mb of app space in 1.1.4? they had to change that in some way

i doubt you would get a gig free from that though

722ish · 07-12-2008, 07:46 AM

i noticed i have more starting capacity after the switch myself. It used to say 6.7 available, now its 6.8. I also dont have the time since last full charge info... strange.

styfle · 07-12-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 722ish

i noticed i have more starting capacity after the switch myself. It used to say 6.7 available, now its 6.8. I also dont have the time since last full charge info... strange.

thats more reasonable
.1 GB is about 100 MB
Thats probably space for apps

dturner · 07-12-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 722ish

i noticed i have more starting capacity after the switch myself. It used to say 6.7 available, now its 6.8. I also dont have the time since last full charge info... strange.

That has been moved. Go to Settings-General and you will see it.

722ish · 07-12-2008, 05:22 PM

i did find the screen
it just shows a dash permanently haha.
thanks for the instructions, but its there, just apparently unimportant.