How to remove the iOS software update package

What is the iOS software update package?

Each time you update your iphone, IPad or ipod with itunes, the downloaded iOS update file will be saved on your Mac. When the update is complete, these update files are not needed, and deleting them will free up a lot of Mac space. If you still need these files, you can download them again.

How do I manually remove the iOS software update package?

1. Start the Finder and click "Go"-"Go to Folder" in the menu bar.

2. If it is an itunes file, you can find the software update you want to remove in the ~/library/itunes.

3. Similarly, the ipad firmware file will be saved in the ~/repository/ipad, and the iphone firmware file will be saved in the ~/repository/iphone.

Figure one: How to Manually remove iOS software update packages How to intelligently remove iOS software update packages?

If you do not want to manually remove these iOS software update packages, you can also use third-party Mac cleanup software Cleanmymac Oh! The itunes Junk Cleanup feature in CLEANMYMAC3 automatically cleans up outdated iOS device backups, software updates, and other itunes support data. The clean-up process can be achieved with simple steps.

1. Start Cleanmymac.

2. Click "Scan" to analyze itunes data and check how much disk space can be freed.

Figure One: Smart delete iOS software update package

3. Click "View Details" to view the itunes Junk cleanup list.

4. Finally click "Clean".

How do I remove an iOS software update package? Neither of these methods is difficult, but Cleanmymac can clean up more types of rubbish and keep the Mac clean all the time. Download Cleanmymac 3 and remove the iOS software update from your Mac!

How to remove the iOS software update package