iPhone 8 with apple watch 3 series. Keep seeing message on the watch, "Storage Full, try removing music or Photos. photos using the Apple watch app on iPhone". I've removed a few apps from the watch but still 7.6 GB of 8 GB used.

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iPhone 8 with apple watch 3 series. Keep seeing message on the watch, "Storage Full, try removing music or Photos. photos using the Apple watch app on iPhone". I've removed a few apps from the watch but still 7.6 GB of 8 GB used.

I've done the suggested steps and see minor improvement. However after doing this 3-4 times I continue to see "Apple Watch" 7.6 GB or 8 GB Used. I cant seem to get enough space free....

Thoughts? I've already tried power cycling the watch and the phone to no avail. I have not tried to unpair and repair. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Posted on Jan 23, 2023 7:31 PM

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LD150

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Jan 24, 2023 9:25 AM in response to frankieb64

Series 3 by modern standards is drastically short of storage.

When you Unpair, set it up again as a New Watch. Do not restore backup.

You should only lose unsync'd data.

In Music settings ensure Download all Recents is not turned on.

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Jan 26, 2023 8:23 AM in response to LD150

Hello,

I just wanted to thank you for replying so quickly with the specifics. What you suggested worked perfectly and now I’ll add the to my KB for future community members! Much Appreciated!

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LD150

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Jan 26, 2023 8:34 AM in response to frankieb64

You are very welcome. It's the reluctance to give up the existing watch data that makes it difficult to pair series 3, that and the fix that Apple put in 16.1.1 made it possible.

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iPhone 8 with apple watch 3 series. Keep seeing message on the watch, "Storage Full, try removing music or Photos. photos using the Apple watch app on iPhone". I've removed a few apps from the watch but still 7.6 GB of 8 GB used.

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