<p>I recently got a new iPhone. I would like to use my old iPhone (iPhone 4) as an iPod only. I just tried to sync it to get some new songs I have purchased. It says I don’t have enough memory to add any more music. How would I delete everything else on the phone in order to free up more memory for the ipod app?</p>
<p>ETA that I need very explicit instructions because I’m a techno idiot. And I can’t understate that.</p>
<p>Push down the main button on the front of the iPod and the apps will all jiggle. Start deleting them. And/or go into settings and applications (not sure what it is called) and see what the space hogs are and delete them.</p>
<p>Thanks. Something’s wrong with my main button. ALmost every time I hold it down, it gives me this
“Voice Control” screen. Every once in a while I can get the icons to wiggle, but no x on them to delete them. I went online and googled this, and it said to go to settings-general-usage-storage. But I have no “storage” link as described. I guess there’s just something wrong with the whole phone. The main button problem was why I upgraded to a new phone to begin with. I sometimes had to push the button 5 or more times before it would open up the phone from a black screen, so clearly it already had problems. :(</p>
<p>Sigh.</p>
<p>You can also go into icloud to delete back up files you no longer need.
But I also sold my old iphone4 back for $150, you may be able to get a new ipod for that.
<a href=“https://discussions.apple.com/message/23051485#23051485”>How to delete app from iphone iOS 7? - Apple Community;
<p>Don’t go the button route. With your finger, touch one of the app icons on your phone and hold for a couple seconds - all the icons should start to wiggle - then you can manually delete any you want to.</p>
<p>^^Okay, I tried that. They all wiggle, but there is no x attached to them to delete them! They just wiggle…and wiggle…and wiggle…</p>
<p>Oy.</p>
<p>Mine are sometime slow to delete - I feel like I’m pushing right on the “x” and it takes a bit or a couple tries before it seems to activate.</p>
<p>The ones in the first page may not have the little x. There are some apps (from Apple I think) that you can’t delete. But all the apps/games, etc. that you uploaded should have the little x in the corner and you should be able to delete them. (I’m not too technical either, but this works for me)</p>
<p>You cant delete whole folders at a time.
One of the fastest ways to delete files would be through itunes if you have a mac.
I also use a couple programs on my mac that will clean up old cache & cookie files on the ios devices.</p>
<p>Do a full device reset - you will reset the device (completely wipe) then you have full 14 gb or so.</p>
<p>Make sure to save what you need to save first.</p>
<p>^^^^Won’t that erase all my music, though? I guess when I resync the phone on itunes I’d get it all back?</p>
<p>you can backup all your music to i-cloud and restore them after full reset</p>
<p>How do you do that ^^? The whole concept of “cloud” is confusing to me. Back-up some, but then do a full reset???</p>
<p>I just go to the apple store. This non-techie old brain is too old for this new technology. OP, can you also delete by going to Settings? </p>
<p>I wonder if you can clear the entire phone and then go back to iTunes and only add the music?</p>
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<p>For first timer, its going to be scary, even I list all the commends. Better off to an Apple store and have them do it with you.</p>
<p>^^^Yeah, I think I will. Too scary for me to do the whole “reset” thing. Reminds me of Men in Black. @-) </p>
<p>Heres an article on cleanup.
<a href=“How to Speed Up, Clean Up, and Revive Your iPhone”>How to Speed Up, Clean Up, and Revive Your iPhone;