Remove Game Data From iPhone to Free Up Space

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Backup Considerations Before Deletion

Before removing game data, it’s important to create a backup, especially for games that don’t automatically save to iCloud. This ensures you can restore your progress later if needed. It’s particularly crucial for games with significant time investment or in-app purchases.

For games with iCloud sync:

• Verify whether the game data syncs with iCloud.

• Use any in-game manual backup options available, such as saving progress to an external storage solution.

For games not synced with iCloud:

• Use iTunes or Finder to create a full backup of your iPhone, which includes all local game data.

• Check the game’s support or FAQ section for any game-specific cloud backup options or account-based progress saving methods.

Method 1: Erase Data from the Game Itself

If you want to reset your gaming experience on your iPhone, deleting data from within the game itself is an option. Keep in mind that this removes only game progress and preferences—it does not uninstall the game.

1. Navigate to Game Settings: Open the game and head to its settings. Search for options like ‘Storage’, ‘Manage Data’, or ‘Game Reset’.

   

2. Select Data Deletion Option: Within these settings, you’ll find the option to delete or reset your game data. Note that this action is irreversible but won’t affect your Game Center achievements, which are stored separately.

   

3. For a complete data removal, including the game application, you’ll need to uninstall the game from your iPhone.

Method 2: Delete the Game Along with Its Data

When in-app options to delete game data are not available, the most effective solution is to uninstall the game entirely from your iPhone. This method completely removes all associated data, including game progress and settings, as long as they were stored locally on your device.

1. Locate the Game on Your iPhone: Find the game icon on your home screen or app library.

2. Uninstall the Game: Press and hold the game icon until a menu appears. Choose ‘Remove App’ and confirm to delete the game and its data.

   

Remember, uninstalling the game will also remove all game data stored on your device.

Method 3: Disconnect Game from Social Media

Disconnecting your game from social media is important for those looking to completely reset game progress on their iPhones. Some games use social media accounts to save progress, which can persist even after the game is deleted from the device. Removing these connections gives you a full reset.

1. Open Game Settings: Locate the settings in the game to access social media connections.

   

2. Find Social Media Connections: Search for options like ‘Connected Accounts’ or ‘Social Media’.

   

3. Disconnect Social Media Accounts: Select your social media accounts linked with the game and opt to ‘Disconnect’ or ‘Unlink’. This will prevent the game from saving progress on these platforms, enabling a more thorough data removal from your iPhone.

   

Delete Game Data from iCloud

When you delete game data from iCloud, you erase all your progress on all your devices connected to your iCloud account. Just know that this mainly clears iCloud storage, not space on your iPhone.

1. Access iCloud Settings: Open your iPhone’s settings, tap on your Apple ID, and then select ‘iCloud’.

   

2. Manage iCloud Storage: Tap on ‘Storage’, then find and select the game whose data you want to delete.

   

3. Delete Game Data: Choose ‘Delete from iCloud’ for the game. Confirm the deletion when prompted. This action will remove the game data from iCloud and cannot be undone.

What You Can Clean on iPhone Besides Game Data

Besides game data, there are plenty of ways to free up space on your iPhone. Like apps—there might be those you no longer need. Some apps, like messengers, also build up a lot of cached data over time, which you can clear to reclaim storage.

The best way to start is to go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and see what’s taking up your space.

For most people, Photos is the biggest space hog. This includes all your pictures, screenshots, Live Photos, and large videos. You can scroll through your library and manually delete anything you don’t need, or—if you use iCloud—enable “Optimize iPhone Storage.”

But if you don’t want to spend time manually cleaning your library or digging for the largest files (since the Photos app still doesn’t let you sort by size), there’s a faster solution. To free up space immediately—whether for a new app or other needs—you can download a free cleaner app. These apps can automatically clear significant storage with just a few taps.

One of the best we’ve tested is Clever Cleaner: Free Cleaner for iPhone. We ranked it #1 on our list of the best iPhone cleaner apps, and for good reason. Unlike most similar apps, it’s 100% free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

Despite being completely free, Clever Cleaner uses high-end AI algorithms that rival even some of the biggest paid apps. It comes with four powerful cleaning tools that can automatically clear gigabytes of storage in seconds:

• Similars – Detects and groups all duplicate and visually similar images in your library. You can choose to delete them automatically or review each group manually.

• Screenshots – Identifies and removes unnecessary screenshots you’ve likely forgotten about.

• Lives – Compresses Live Photos into still images, removing the short video clip that plays when browsing.

• Heavies – Sorts your videos from largest to smallest, making it easy to delete the biggest space-hogs—a feature the Photos app still doesn’t provide.

Note: According to the official Clever Cleaner app page:

“Once downloaded, you’ll have access to all its powerful tools for free, forever.”

This means that if paid features are introduced in the future, early users will never be charged for upgrades or new tools. With so few apps offering this kind of deal, it’s worth keeping Clever Cleaner on your phone while it remains completely free.