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tomsem · 01-04-2026, 11:51 PM

I think it can probably nuke the index database to free up space for the download. It always reindexes content after an update. The more content you have on device the larger that will be.

The test for this would be to see if you can search content with the update downloaded and in the zero bytes free state. If it doesn't work then there is no index.

And it seems to me from what I have read about it that filling storage was never 100% effective at preventing updates, though I have no experience with it myself.

01-04-2026, 11:51 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,100 Karma: 28000001 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I think it can probably nuke the index database to free up space for the download. It always reindexes content after an update. The more content you have on device the larger that will be. The test for this would be to see if you can search content with the update downloaded and in the zero bytes free state. If it doesn't work then there is no index. And it seems to me from what I have read about it that filling storage was never 100% effective at preventing updates, though I have no experience with it myself. Last edited by tomsem; 01-04-2026 at 11:58 PM.