Need more iCloud storage? You can easily manage your storage to get more space or upgrade to iCloud+.

When you set up iCloud storage, you automatically get 5 GB of free space. You can use it to back up to iCloud, save photos and videos to iCloud Photos, sync documents via iCloud Drive, and more. You can always check your used iCloud storage in your device's Settings menu or on iCloud.com. If you run out of free space, you can increase your available space or upgrade to an iCloud+ plan at any time.

How is your device storage different from iCloud storage? Learn more about device storage and iCloud storage.

How to get more iCloud storage space

If you run out of iCloud storage space, your device won't back up to iCloud, your photos and videos won't be sent to iCloud Photos, but iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and messages will not sync across all your devices. Also, you won't be able to send or receive messages using your iCloud email address.

You can delete content you don't use to free up iCloud space:

• Reduce iCloud backup size
• Deleting photos in iCloud Photos
• Delete folders and files in iCloud Drive
• Deleting text messages and attachments in Messages
• Deleting messages and managing mail
• Deleting voice recordings

It's a good idea to back up or copy your iCloud information before deleting anything.

Reduce iCloud backup size

When you back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iCloud, your most important information on your device, such as documents, photos, and videos, is automatically backed up and stored. Learn more about the data included in iCloud backups.

Many apps back up data to iCloud automatically after installation. You can exclude unused apps or delete old iCloud backups to reduce the size of your iCloud backup and free up space on your iCloud storage.

Choose apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to back up

1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. Click "Manage Account Storage" or "Manage Storage" and then "Backups".
3. Press the name of the device you are using.
4. Disable applications that do not need to be backed up.
5. Select "Turn off and delete".

After you confirm that you want to turn off and delete an app, iCloud backup is disabled for that app and all data about it is removed from iCloud.

Some applications always create backups and this feature cannot be disabled.

Delete backups and disable iCloud backup for a device

You can delete old iCloud backups associated with your current device or older devices that you no longer use. iCloud backups are available for 180 days after you disable or stop using iCloud Backup. Backups that are used to restore your device cannot be deleted.

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

1. Go to Settings > [your name], then tap iCloud.
2. Click "Manage Account Storage" or "Manage Storage" and then "Backups".
3. Click the name of the device you want to delete the backup.
4. Click Delete Copy > Turn Off and Delete.

Deleting a backup disables iCloud backup for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can enable iCloud backup service again in the iCloud settings on the device.

Mac

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences>.
2. Select "Apple ID" and then "iCloud".
3. Click Manage and select Backups.
4. Select one of the device backups and click "-" to delete it. To disable the backup feature and delete all iCloud backups for this device, click the "Delete" button in the confirmation window.

Deleting a backup disables iCloud backup for this device. You can enable iCloud backup service again in the iCloud settings on the device.

Windows PC

1. Open iCloud for Windows.
2. Select "Storage".
3. Select "Backup" from the list provided.
4. Select one of the device backups and click the "Delete" button. To disable the backup feature and delete all iCloud backups for this device, click the "Delete" button in the confirmation window.

Deleting a backup disables iCloud backup for this device. You can enable iCloud backup service again in the iCloud settings on the device.

Delete photos in iCloud Photos

iCloud Photos uses iCloud storage to sync all your photos and videos across all your devices. To increase your free space in iCloud, delete unwanted photos and videos from the Photos app on any of your devices.

Before deleting anything, be sure to back up any photos or videos you still need. If you delete a photo or video on your device while using iCloud Photos, it is also deleted on all other devices that you're signed in with the same Apple ID.

Follow the steps below to remove photos and videos from iCloud Photos. If you're not using iCloud Photos, you can remove photos from your Camera Roll album.

If you have access to a shared iCloud Photo Library, the photos you add to it will only take up space in the storage of the user who created the shared library. To delete photos that are taking up space in your iCloud storage, make sure you're viewing them in your personal library.

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

1. Open the Photos app and tap the Library icon at the bottom of the screen.
2. Click All Photos.
3. Click Select and select the photos or videos you want to delete.
4. Click Delete and then select Delete Photo.

If you're not using iCloud Photos

If you're not using iCloud Photos, the files in your Camera Roll are included in your iCloud backup. To check their space in iCloud backup, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings > [your name], then tap iCloud.
2. Click "Manage Account Storage" or "Manage Storage" and then "Backups".
3. Touch the name of the device you are using, then view the photos.

To reduce the file backup size of the Photos app, save your photos and videos to your computer, then manually back up your device data. If you want to keep your photos and videos on your device, you can exclude the Photos app from your backup or upgrade to an iCloud+ plan to get more storage space. Unwanted photos can be deleted:

1. Open the Photos app.
2. Select the elements you want to delete.
3. Click Delete and then select Delete Photo.

Mac

1. Open Photos.
2. Select the photos and videos you want to delete.
3. Press the Delete key on your keyboard, Control-click the selected items, or right-click them and select Delete (number) Photos. Then click Remove to confirm.

iCloud.com

1. On your computer, iPhone, or iPad, sign in to your iCloud.com account.
2. Select the Photos application.
3. Select the photos or videos you want to delete.
   • To select multiple photos or videos, on an iOS or iPadOS device, click Select, and on a computer, Command-click (on a Mac) or Control-click (on a Windows computer) each item.
   • To select all items, press and hold Command-A (on a Mac), Control-A (on a Windows PC), or select Select All on an iOS or iPadOS device.
4. Click Remove and then select Remove.

Deleted photos and videos are placed in the Recently Deleted album, from where they can be recovered within 30 days. If you want to delete files from this album faster, click the "Select" button and specify the items to delete. Click Remove > Remove. If your iCloud storage space is completely depleted, any photos and videos you delete from your device will be deleted immediately without being copied to your Recently Deleted album from which you can later restore them.

Delete folders and files in iCloud Drive

Optionally, you can delete folders and files stored in iCloud Drive and manage them from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac computer, or Windows computer. If you have access to another user's shared folder, it's not included in your iCloud storage. Learn more about shared folders in iCloud Drive.

In iOS 11 and later, files deleted from iCloud Drive are stored in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days before being deleted from the device.

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the Files app and tap Browse.
2. Under Places, click iCloud Drive.
3. Click the "More" button and then "Select".
4. Select the folders or files you want to delete and click Delete.
5. Go to Places > Recently Deleted.
6. Click the "More" button and then "Select".
7. Select the files you want to delete.
8. Click the "Delete" button. Then click "Delete" to confirm.

Mac

1. Open Finder and navigate to the iCloud Drive folder.
2. Drag the file to the Trash folder or move it to another folder on your Mac.
3. Open the Recycle Bin and right-click on the files you want to delete.
4. Select "Delete immediately". Then click Remove to confirm.

Windows

On a Windows 7 or later computer, you can manage files from iCloud Drive using Windows Explorer. To add the iCloud Drive folder to Windows Explorer, follow these steps:

1. Download and install iCloud for Windows.
2. Sign in with your Apple ID.
3. Turn on iCloud Drive.
4. Navigate to the iCloud Drive folder.
5. Select the folders or files you want to delete.
6. Click the Delete button.

iCloud.com

1. Sign in to iCloud.com.
2. Click the iCloud Drive icon.
3. Select the files you want to delete and click Delete.
4. Open the iCloud Drive folder and click Recently Deleted.
5. Select the folders or files you want to delete.
6. Click the "Delete" button.

Delete text messages and attachments in Messages

If you use Messages in iCloud, all your text messages and attachments you send and receive are stored in iCloud. To free up space, delete unwanted text messages and attachments, such as photos, videos, and files.

Deleting a message or attachment on iPhone or iPad

1. In a text conversation, touch and hold the bubble of the message or attachment you want to delete.
2. Click the "More" link.
3. Click Delete and then Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in a conversation, click "Delete All" in the upper left corner. Then click Delete Conversation.

Deleting multiple attachments received from a contact or conversation

1. In a text conversation, tap the contact's name at the top of the screen.
2. Click "Info".
3. In the Photos section, click View. all".
4. Click Select, then select the photos you want to delete.
5. Click Delete, then click Delete Attachment to confirm.

Delete the entire conversation

1. Swipe left on the conversation you want to delete.
2. Click the "Delete" button.
3. Press the "Delete" button again to confirm.

Delete a message or attachment on a Mac

1. Open a text conversation.
2. Control-click an empty area of ​​the message pop-up.
3. Select "Delete".
4. Press "Delete" to confirm.

Delete multiple attachments received from a contact or conversation

1. Open a text conversation.
2. Press the information button.
3. Scroll to the Photos section.
4. Click an attachment, then Command-click to select multiple attachments.
5. Control-click the selected attachments or right-click them and then select Delete.
6. Click Remove Attachment to confirm.

Delete the entire conversation

1. Control-click the conversation.
2. Select "Delete" or "Delete Conversation".
3. Press "Delete" to confirm.

Delete messages and manage your mail

You can delete messages from your iCloud email account to free up iCloud storage space. You can also move email messages from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or Windows computer so they no longer take up space in your iCloud storage.

Follow the steps below to delete messages from an account. Remember that messages with large attachments take up more space than text-only emails.

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is set up to access iCloud email, you can delete messages from any mailbox and then empty the Trash to free up space.

1. Swipe left on any message to delete it.
2. Open the Mailboxes list and select the Trash folder.
3. Swipe left to delete an individual message. To delete everything, click Edit, select Select All, and then click Delete. Click "Delete All" to confirm.

Mac or Windows computer

If you use iCloud Mail with a desktop email application such as Mail on a Mac or Microsoft Outlook on a PC, do the following:

• Mail app On a Mac: Delete messages you no longer need, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items, then choose your iCloud email account from the menu. Then click Erase to confirm.
• Microsoft Outlook 2010-2016 (Windows): Delete messages that are no longer needed. The next time you restart Outlook, the messages are permanently deleted.

iCloud.com

1. Sign in to iCloud.com.
2. Open the Mail application and select the Trash folder.
3. To delete an individual message, select it and then click the Trash button. To delete multiple messages, select them and click Delete.

Deleting voice recordings

The Voice Recorder app in iCloud saves your voice recordings to iCloud. They can be quickly removed if additional space is needed.

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Click Edit, then select the voice memos you want to delete.
2. Click Remove.
3. Open Recently Deleted, and then click Edit.
4. Click Delete All or select individual voice memos and then click Delete.

Mac

1. Select the voice memos you want to delete.
2. Click Remove.
3. Open Recently Deleted and click Delete All or Delete.
4. Click "Permanent Delete" to confirm.

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Publication date: October 28, 2022

If you can't back up to iCloud

Learn what to do if you're having trouble backing up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to iCloud.

Warning about low iCloud storage space

1. On iOS or iPadOS, go to Settings > [your name].
2. Click iCloud. At the top, you can check how much iCloud storage you're using.
3. Click Manage Account Storage or Manage Storage.
4. Click "Backups", then select the device you are using. Under the "Last backup" and "Copy size" items, you can check the size of the next backup. Calculating the size of the next backup may take several minutes.
5. If your backup requires more space than is available in iCloud, you can do the following.
   • Delete unnecessary data to reduce the size of the backup.
   • Upgrade your iCloud+ plan to get more storage.
6. If you still need help, contact Apple Support.

I get a message that the last backup failed

1. On iOS or iPadOS, go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Make sure your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Go to Settings > General and then tap Software Update. Download and install all available device updates.
3. Try backing up on a different Wi-Fi network.
4. Make sure you have enough iCloud storage for your backup.
5. If you still need help, contact Apple Support.

If your iCloud backup is taking longer than expected

1. On iOS or iPadOS, go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Make sure your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Check the send rate.
3. Leave the device connected to a power source and a Wi-Fi network for 24 hours. If the backup is still not completed, back up your important data and contact Apple Support.

If the iCloud Backup option is grayed out

1. Check if the restore is still in progress.

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