iPad Deleting an ereader app; frees space?

AlexBell · 03-12-2015, 10:17 PM

I'm about to delete what was my favourite ereader app for iPads for various reasons not important here.

I know Apple in its ineffable wisdom won't ever let me be free of the app; it will always be lurking on iCloud whether I want it there or not. But will deleting the app free up space on my iPad mini hard drive? I have about thirty ebooks in the app's library. Or will they just sit there occupying space?

FlorenceArt · 03-13-2015, 05:47 AM

The books will be deleted from your iPad. If the app also saves them to the cloud, they will stay there unless you delete them. But 30 books should not take up a lot of space I think, unless some of them are PDFs or contain a lot of images.

AlexBell · 03-14-2015, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

The books will be deleted from your iPad. If the app also saves them to the cloud, they will stay there unless you delete them. But 30 books should not take up a lot of space I think, unless some of them are PDFs or contain a lot of images.

Thanks. But I'm afraid that leads to another question: Is there anyway of stopping apps saving books to the cloud?

David Munch · 03-14-2015, 03:09 AM

I assume by Cloud you specifically mean iCloud, as you mention that in the first post.

If you talk about books bought through iBooks, and thus Apple, then it will always stay in the cloud, although not in your specific iCloud. When you want to download it, you'll get a copy of the version Apple has available for all customers.

If you mean other bookstore apps, then it depends on the individial app, but in most cases the same happens as with iBook Store - You won't store a 'personal' file in iCloud, but rather will download a copy of whatever file is available for everyone. But again, that depends on the app in question.

AlexBell · 03-15-2015, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Munch

I assume by Cloud you specifically mean iCloud, as you mention that in the first post.

If you talk about books bought through iBooks, and thus Apple, then it will always stay in the cloud, although not in your specific iCloud. When you want to download it, you'll get a copy of the version Apple has available for all customers.

If you mean other bookstore apps, then it depends on the individial app, but in most cases the same happens as with iBook Store - You won't store a 'personal' file in iCloud, but rather will download a copy of whatever file is available for everyone. But again, that depends on the app in question.

Thanks

03-12-2015, 10:17 PM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Deleting an ereader app; frees space? I'm about to delete what was my favourite ereader app for iPads for various reasons not important here. I know Apple in its ineffable wisdom won't ever let me be free of the app; it will always be lurking on iCloud whether I want it there or not. But will deleting the app free up space on my iPad mini hard drive? I have about thirty ebooks in the app's library. Or will they just sit there occupying space?

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	The books will be deleted from your iPad. If the app also saves them to the cloud, they will stay there unless you delete them. But 30 books should not take up a lot of space I think, unless some of them are PDFs or contain a lot of images.

03-14-2015, 03:09 AM	#4
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	I assume by Cloud you specifically mean iCloud, as you mention that in the first post. If you talk about books bought through iBooks, and thus Apple, then it will always stay in the cloud, although not in your specific iCloud. When you want to download it, you'll get a copy of the version Apple has available for all customers. If you mean other bookstore apps, then it depends on the individial app, but in most cases the same happens as with iBook Store - You won't store a 'personal' file in iCloud, but rather will download a copy of whatever file is available for everyone. But again, that depends on the app in question.