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"Storage full" warning

Saved clips and stitched reels are videos in your iPad's Photos library. They're small (5–20 MB per clip, 30–100 MB per reel) but they add up — especially across a season.

If you see a "Storage full" warning from RepRecap or iOS, here's the order of things to try.

Quick win: clear old reels

Reels are the biggest single files in RepRecap, and they're easy to regenerate from clips if you ever need them again.

  1. Open the Reels tab.
  2. Tap a reel, then tap Delete.
  3. Confirm.

Repeat for any reels you've already shared with the player and don't need a local copy of.

Next: delete unwanted clips

The Library is the next-biggest space user. Many clips you saved during practice turned out not to be useful — they're safe to delete.

  1. Open the Library tab.
  2. Tap Select (top-right).
  3. Tap each clip you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete in the action bar.
  5. Confirm.

You can also delete one at a time by tapping a clip and tapping the delete button.

If you want to keep clips but free up space

Because a clip is one video shared between RepRecap and Photos, deleting it in either place removes it from the iPad. To keep a clip and free space, get a copy off the device first:

  1. In the Library, Select the clips you want to keep.
  2. Share them somewhere off the iPad — AirDrop to a Mac, email them to yourself, or send to a cloud service (Google Drive, Dropbox, Files).
  3. Confirm the copies arrived at the destination.
  4. Back in RepRecap, Delete the same clips to reclaim the space.

If you use iCloud Photos, there's an easier path: turn on Settings → Photos → Optimize iPad Storage. iOS keeps full-resolution clips in your iCloud account and automatically frees local space when the iPad gets tight — no manual copying needed.

Free up space outside RepRecap

If the iPad's overall storage is full (not just RepRecap's share), the warning might be coming from iOS, not RepRecap. To check:

  1. Open Settings → General → iPad Storage.
  2. Look at the bar at the top. Is it close to full?

If yes, the biggest space-eaters are usually:

  • Photos library — especially if iCloud Photos is set to keep originals.
  • Other apps — videos in TikTok/YouTube, large games, downloaded shows in TV apps.
  • Mail attachments — sometimes surprising in size.

iOS will suggest what to clean up. Following its suggestions makes room for RepRecap.

Will RepRecap delete things on its own?

No. RepRecap will never delete a saved clip or a reel without you explicitly tapping Delete. The rolling buffer (unsaved footage) is the only thing that rolls off automatically.

If RepRecap can't save a new clip because storage is full, it'll tell you — but the clip you tapped Save on is lost (the rolling buffer doesn't retain it past about a minute). So freeing space proactively is better than waiting for the warning.

How much space do I need?

A rough rule of thumb for a busy season:

  • 100 clips × 10 MB = ~1 GB
  • 5 reels × 60 MB = ~300 MB
  • Total: ~1.5 GB for a season of heavy use.

If your iPad has 2 GB or less of free space, you'll want to clean up periodically. With 5+ GB free, you'll likely never see a storage warning from RepRecap.

Last updated 2026-07-01