Sorry, I did mean the download using it connected to my MacBook and via iTunes.
On 20 Sep 2014, at 1:24 pm, Laura Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ronni > > I have 32GB and yes I know I should have gone for 64GB. If there is a next > time for me that's what I'll do. Whilst the 5.5GB requirement might be a > friendly reminder from Apple it is still, for now, preventing me from easily > upgrading to iOS8. Not sure the problem warrants buying a portable storage > drive. > > Thanks again. > > Kind regards > Laura > > > > Sent from my iPad > > >> On 20 Sep 2014, at 12:16 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Laura, >> >> Do you have a 64GB iPad? >> If anything, the 5.7 GB requirement to update to iOS 8 is a friendly >> reminder from Apple that you may need to splurge for the 64GB next time. >> >> Perhaps you need to take a lot of 'stuff' off your iPad and onto a Portable >> Wireless Storage LaCie FUEL Drive? >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> >>> On 20 Sep 2014, at 11:43 am, Laura Webb <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> Thanks for your advice. Not sure I am meant to have this upgrade!! I am >>> aware of the size but there is a requirement for 5.8GB to install the >>> update. I have 3.4GB remaining. Yes I suppose I can delete items to gain >>> more space but not sure I want to do that. >>> >>> Last evening I connected iPad to MBP, chose “download and update” from the >>> two options available i.e. download only or download and update. It started >>> downloading then advised there were 15 hours remaining. Surely it is not >>> meant to take that long. I cancelled and tried again this morning with the >>> same result, so left it alone thinking well if it takes that long, so be >>> it. Came back several hours later to find there was a message “an error has >>> occurred”. I think it is all too hard. >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Laura >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 19 Sep 2014, at 4:40 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Laura & Susan, >>>> >>>> Susan, Laura mentioned she has insufficient free space on her iPad to >>>> download over the air and install. >>>>> I have insufficient space on my iPad to download the upgrade >>>> >>>> Laura, the iOS 8 download size in 1.63GB >>>> >>>> I suggest you connect your iPad to your Mac. >>>> I also then did a 'backup to Computer' first. >>>> >>>> Sync your iPad to the computer and download iOS 8 directly from there. >>>> This won't take up any space on your device, and you can manually transfer >>>> the new software back to your device. >>>> Updating via your Mac is more reliable way to upgrade, versus OTA >>>> (over-the-air), which is performed directly on the device. >>>> >>>> If you're taking this alternate route, be sure to select "check for >>>> update" when the prompt pops up on iTunes — not "restore iPhone." >>>> The latter option will indeed wipe all content from your device. >>>> >>>> If you have read my previous posts to the list: iOS 8 Users: Do Not >>>> Upgrade to iCloud Drive >>>> Apple hasn > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
