iCloud Storage is Full - How to Free Up iCloud Storage Space

iCloud is quite convenient to backup and access your data from different iOS devices. However, Apple only provides every iCloud user with 5GB free storage space. If iCloud storage is full, generally you can have several options to deal with it.

Updated Mar 21,2018 | by Niko

iCloud is quite convenient to backup and access your data from different iOS devices. However, Apple only provides every iCloud user with 5GB free storage space. With rapid increasing of content on your iPhone or iPad, the 5GB free iCloud storage will be ran out quickly especially when you have more than 1 iOS device, and it shows “Not Enough Storage” popup notification.

If iCloud storage is full, generally you can have several options to deal with it.

· Upgrade your iCloud storage plan, choose from a total of 50GB, 200GB or 2TB, and the price starts from $0.99/mo.

· Delete useless files and free up more iCloud storage space

· Take benefits from iCloud alternatives to backup your iPhone, iPad content

It’s easy to purchase iCloud storage, here, we mainly show you how to free up iCloud storage space when iCloud storage is full.

How to Free Up iCloud Storage Space

Before freeing up iCloud storage space, firstly, you can check out how much iCloud storage you currently have.

Go to Settings > tap on your account > iCloud, and you’ll see iCloud storage details

Ok, let’s see how to free up more iCloud storage space.

1. Close Unnecessary Backup Options

In fact, there is no need to enable all apps using iCloud. Based on your own needs, you can choose to close unnecessary backup options. If you are using iOS 10.3 or later, then follow these steps:

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > toggle off those options that you do not want to backup to iCloud, such as Reminders, Wallet and etc.

2. Delete Documents & Data

Apple allows you to manage iCloud storage, so you can delete files, documents and data that you may not need, and free up more iCloud storage space.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > choose an app > Delete Data

3. Delete Old Backups

In addition to deleting documents and data, you can also delete old backups to free up more iCloud storage space.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups > choose your device > Delete Backup

Or you can directly turn off the automatic iCloud backup.

4. iCloud Alternative to Backup Data

Actually, iPhone photos eat up a lot of space. If you enabled Photos backup, including iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing, you’ll find that there is no more storage space for other documents & data.

Instead of using iCloud to backup photos, music files or videos, you can try other iCloud or iTunes alternatives to backup your iPhone files, simple and no storage limitation.

IOTransfer is a reliable iPhone manager and iOS file transfer tool that helps you backup photos, music, videos, contacts, books and others from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch to computer. Besides, you can also use IOTransfer as your Phone Cleaner and online video downloader.

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