Should I make space for iOS 6

[Tinostre]

I have a 64 gig iPad 3 with 700 Meg's of free space, will I need to make space to install iOS 6? I'm new to all things Apple, this will be my first iOS update.

 

[BLiNK]

i believe you'll be fine since during the restore it removes the existing OS. iOS 6 is around 900 mb

but if you're worried about it you can remove something and load it back later

 

[CappyGuy]

Yeah it should take away your original OS which should give you plenty of space.

 

[Tinostre]

Thank you.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

iOS 6 for iPad is 1.1GB. At least for the iPad 3.

 

[jkeitz]

I'm not worried for my iPhone 4s (or my wife's), but my son has an iPod 4Gen with 8GB and its always pretty full. How much space should I make sure is free before I run the update on it?

 

[pogeypre]

If you OTA the update, you will need to clear some space. If you do it via iTunes, no problem.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

I'm not worried for my iPhone 4s (or my wife's), but my son has an iPod 4Gen with 8GB and its always pretty full. How much space should I make sure is free before I run the update on it?

It's 913MB's

 

[mglivesey]

Your 4th generation iPod touch will require at least 2.3GB of free space before you can download & install iOS 6.

I upgraded mine the morning it came out (Australian time) and had to delete a large chunk of media/apps before I had the space free.

Tip: Force an iCloud Backup before you start freeing up space, then restore the iPod from the latest backup. It's less hassle than trying to re-install the apps & media you had to clear individually.