Unable to update Watch series 3

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Unable to update Watch series 3

I noticed that there was an update for my watch. Iphone 8 is up to date software 14.4, and watch is running 7.2. The update says its 191mb on the watch, but on the phone it says I need 2.5G of available space and I have 1.9G available on the watch.

I have no extra apps on the watch, all are what it came with. No music, cleared all e-mails, and text messages, and no photos.

Why do I need 2.5G of available space, for a 191mb update? Is there another way to update it, that I'm missing? Or, am I out of luck to do any future updates.

Many thanks, Daren

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Mar 18, 2021 7:02 PM

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javaliga

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Mar 18, 2021 7:10 PM in response to daren229

To Free-Up Storage:

For songs, see the "Remove music from Apple Watch" section in:

Add music to Apple Watch - Apple Support

and for pictures, see the "Limit photo storage on Apple Watch section in:

Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, try unpairing and pairing your watch again and restoring from the backup just created in the unpairing process. This deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system. This should result in no loss of data and in some cases can free a lot of storage.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also see:

If you don’t have enough space to update your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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