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System Clean

Whether you encounter the similar situations below?

“How can I clean iOS notifications on my old iPhone XR?”

“I want to clean app leftovers and active apps on my iPad 9. What should I do?”

If you just encounter the similar issue above, don't worry. You can try “System Clean” mode to clean iOS Notifications, App Leftovers and Active Apps on your iOS devices. The following instructions will help you do it.

Tech Specs

Windows OS Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP (64bit & 32bit)
macOS macOS 10.8 and later
iOS iOS 5 and later

Differences between Trial Version and Activated Version

Benefits Trial Version Activated Version
Clean System Data

Step 1. Download PhoneClean on Your Computer.

Before you start to use System Clean function, get the tool downloaded and installed on your computer. Please make sure the network is stable while downloading and installing PhoneClean on your computer.

Step 2. Connect Your iOS Device to Computer with the USB Cable.

Choose System Clean mode. By default, PhoneClean will detect your iOS device automatically. If you don't connect your iOS device to computer or your iOS device is not recognized, you will see "No Device Connected" on the interface.

No Device Connected

No Device Connected

Once your iOS device is recognized, the interface below will display. PhoneClean supports multi-devices connection. At the same time, you can check which iOS device is ready to be cleaned in the middle of the interface.

Your Device Is Connected

Your Device Is Connected

If PhoneClean is not able to recognize your iOS device, you may try these troubleshooting steps to solve this problem.

Step 3. Back Up Your Device.

Given the importance of your data, System Clean will back up your data automatically before cleaning junk files. Even though you delete data by accident, you may find them back from backups. The backup interface will display after clicking Scan button. You can abort the process at any time by clicking the Cancel button. Meanwhile, the backup time varies based on the size of data.

Load Data on Your Device

Load Data on Your Device

Apple will not let the third party software to detect encrypted backup for protecting user's privacy, so you need to uncheck encrypted backup firstly.

The interface of analyzing iOS device will display after loading data on your iOS device. And the analyzing time varies based on the size of junk files. Please keep patient.

Analyze Data Now

Analyze Data Now

When the scanning begins, please keep your device connected until the process completes.

Step 4. Choose the Files You Want to Clean.

When the scan completes, the total amount of items ready for safe cleanup is displayed below. To keep files you may need, you may click Review Details to view all scanned files before cleaning.

Review Details

Review Details

System Clean would clean all scanned data by default. To prevent cleaning files you may need, you may uncheck the box in front of it. To go back to the previous page, please click Back button.

Choose File You Want to Clean

Choose File You Want to Clean

Step 5. Wait for the System Clean Process.

Click on Clean button to free up your device's space after finish checking details. The time to clean depends on the size of the junk. To ensure a smooth cleaning process, please keep your device connected until it finishes.

Clean Data on Your Device

Clean Data on Your Device

To use Internet Clean feature, you need to turn off Find My iPhone / iPad / iPod touch option on your device temporarily.

To refresh data in your iOS devices, your iOS devices will restart automatically after finishing uploading data. Please keep patient.

Your Device Restarts

Your Device Restarts

Step 6. The System Clean Process Completed.

When the cleaning process is complete, you will see the System Clean Complete screen, and you can click Start Over button to return to the main interface of PhoneClean.

System Clean Completed

System Clean Completed

If you still have questions after reading this guide, please refer to FAQs page to check more solutions. Or you can contact our Support Team to get further help. We are here to help you!

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