How To Reduce Icloud Storage Backups

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How to reduce icloud storage backups. Go to settings apple id icloud manage storage backup. Prune your icloud mail if you re using apple s icloud mail your email also counts toward your icloud storage usage. Exclude apps from the backup. All of the information for that app will be removed from your icloud. Click manage and select backups.

If you have mail enabled in icloud then you can delete emails in the mail app to free up icloud storage space. Turn off apps under choose data to back up. Here you can see which apps are included in your icloud backup. If you want to turn off backup and remove all backups for that device from icloud choose delete when you re asked to confirm. The specifics vary from version to version so for example in ios 11 it s manage storage backups and in ios 10 it s icloud storage manage storage.

You can now select the device and delete its. Check if you are using icloud backup. Delete all your old icloud backups i e. To change this go to settings apple id icloud manage storage backups and tap the icon of your device. Backups of the devices that you no longer have.

Tap choose turn off delete. Icloud save a few of your backups to give you more flexibility. To do this select the backup delete backup disable delete. If you are not sure if icloud backup is enabled on your device open the settings app select icloud then select backup. Go to apple menu system preferences apple id then click icloud.

You can change your storage plan. Go to manager storage backups. If you have icloud backup enabled every app you install will automatically be backed up. Go to settings your apple id name icloud. This way you can free up tons of icloud storage.