How to: Free Up 700MB of Space on Your iOS Device if You Don’t Use Siri [Jailbreak]

How to: Free Up 700MB of Space on Your iOS Device if You Don’t Use Siri [Jailbreak]

Despite the sheer usefulness and power of Siri and everything that can be done with it, some iOS users don\'t find the need to use it. If you so happen to fall into that category of not using Siri and want to free up some space on your iOS device, you are in luck thanks to Reddit user WizenGryphon. As noted in his post on Reddit, Siri comes jam packed with custom files (typically in a .dat format) that are used for pronouncing just about anything which in turn takes up a lot of precious space. Thankfully removing these files isn\'t rocket science and reinstalling them is even easier. So without any further to do, be sure to read the how-to below and you\'re on your way to freeing almost 1GB of space on your iOS device.

1. Head on over to the Settings app and disable Siri.


2. Using iFile or SSH, navigate to "/var/mobile/Library/Assets".


3. Delete the folders named: "com_apple_MobileAsset_VoiceServices_CustomVoice" and "com_apple_MobileAsset_VoiceServicesVocalizerVoice". For those that used iFile, you\'ll need to empty your trash to make sure the files were actually deleted.


4. As an extra step of precaution, we suggest you use the popular jailbreak app iCleaner then restart or respring your device.

If for whatever reason you want to use Siri later down the road, all you need to do is enable it within the Settings app and all the files will download. Alternatively, the folders mentioned earlier can be transferred to your computer then sycned back onto your iOS device. As a precautionary act, we highly recommend that you backup any photos, apps, or documents on your iOS device just in case if something goes wrong. [Reddit]