I have 44gb of voice memos on my iPhone that are also on my iPad but I don’t want them on my iPad. When I delete a memo on iPad it deletes it from my iPhone. When I try to delete the app from my iPad it says data will be deleted too. I need the space on my iPad but want to keep the app and the data on my phone.
On your iPad, first disable Voice Memos in iCloud - as this removes the mechanism by which Voice Memos are synchronised between your iPad and iPhone:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > [App Using iCloud] Show All > Voice Memos - set to OFF
Having disabled Voice Memos in iCloud, you can delete Voice Memos from just your iPad without affecting those stored on your iPhone - which also remain in iCloud while synchronisation remains enabled on iPhone.
You can also remove the Voice Memos App from your iPad should you still choose to do so.
On your iPad, first disable Voice Memos in iCloud - as this removes the mechanism by which Voice Memos are synchronised between your iPad and iPhone:
Settings > [Your Name / AppleID] > iCloud > [App Using iCloud] Show All > Voice Memos - set to OFF
Having disabled Voice Memos in iCloud, you can delete Voice Memos from just your iPad without affecting those stored on your iPhone - which also remain in iCloud while synchronisation remains enabled on iPhone.
You can also remove the Voice Memos App from your iPad should you still choose to do so.
Clearly you have completely exhausted available internal storage - and your iPad is unable to operate as expected.
If the Voice Memos setting is not visible/accessible on the iPad, instead disable Voice Memos in iCloud on your iPhone. This will remove disable synchronisation of the iPhone with iCloud - and will retain a copy of your Voice Memos on the iPhone.
Next, delete the Voice Memos App from your iPad - in so doing deleting all associated data from both the iPad and iCloud. After deleting the App, perform a forced-restart of your iPad:
Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)
If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:
Force restart iPad (models with the Home button)
Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
After the restart, verify your available storage on the iPad.
I followed in sequence and restarted twice but memos are still taking up space. I’m reply from my iPhone now.
Thank you - here are screenshots. I would reset my iPad but I purchased 2 apps to use stylus with. I just bought this iPad last week.
Thank you - so just to be clear if I delete the app from my iPad and disable on my iPhone I won’t loose the memos? Sorry I’m usually not too bad at figuring things out.
Just so long as you follow the directions that have been provided - in the precise sequence as described - your existing Voice Memos will be preserved on your iPhone.
Thank you very much - I appreciate the help. I’ll give it a go.
To be absolutely clear, disable Voice Memos in iCloud on your iPhone - before proceeding with deletion of the Voice Memos App from your iPad.
I have signed out if my iPad and reset it twice and it’s still taking up the space.
I found the solution - reinstall voice and toggle off in iCloud. Problem solved. Thank you.
Removing voice memo app from ipad
