By Vivek
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Apple offers free 5GB of cloud storage for every Apple ID. This means, no matter how many Apple devices you own, you are just stuck with 5GB of cloud storage, which is used for things like an iCloud backup, which is an important feature, especially if you use more than one Apple device.
Do note that, you can always buy Apple's iCloud+ subscription for getting extra cloud storage. Do note that, you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to Apple to access this service which starts at Rs. 75 for 50GB of cloud data. As soon as you stop paying to Apple, the company will delete all the data after 30 days.
If you use WhatsApp on iPhone, then there is a high chance that your WhatsApp might use around 2GB of iCloud data, especially if you plan to backup all the photos and videos that you might receive on WhatsApp. This means, at least half of the iCloud storage will be occupied by WhatsApp, and here is how to do the same.
Do note that, deleting the WhatsApp backup from your iCloud storage has both pros and cons. If we look at the benefits, you get additional free iCloud storage. In terms of demerits, you will not have any backup of your data, which is a huge deal, especially if something happens to your smartphone. If not, then there is nothing to worry about.
Deleting Whatsapp Backup is a simple task. Go to Settings on your iPhone, click on the banner which has your name, photo, and iCloud details. Then click on the iCloud option > manage storage > Whatsapp > delete data. Then the phone will open a prompt saying if you really want to delete the data, in this option click on delete and your WhatsApp data will be cleared from iCloud.
If you want to create a fresh WhatsApp backup on iCloud, go to the WhatsApp app > Settings > Chat > Chat Backup and click on the option Backup Up Now.
If you also want to include videos on your iCloud backup, then enable the "include videos" toggle.
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If you are a WhatsApp user who wants to permanently delete WhatsApp backups from iCloud, then you have come to the right place.
As WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app and for a lot of people it is the most important app on their iPhone, many users struggle when they want to delete the chat backups this app creates on the cloud. Sure you can easily turn off automatic backups from being created by going to app’s Settings, however deleting the ones that have already been created isn’t as simple. That is exactly what we are going to show you in this post. Read on to learn how to permanently delete WhatsApp backups from iCloud.
First lets turn off automatic backups for your account. If this is already done on your device, then move to the next section.
Now WhatsApp will not create any new backups of your chats, however you still need to delete the ones that are already create, so move on to section 2.
Also read: How to back up your WhatsApp chats and delete your account on iPhone
Section 2: Deleting WhatsApp backups from iCloud accountNow it is time to delete WhatsApp backups from the iCloud account.
Doing so will delete all your WhatsApp documents, photos, videos and chats from iCloud.
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Zaib Ali
Zaib Ali is the founder and editor-in-chief of iOSHacker. Zaib has graduated in Computer Science from University of West London and has expertise in mobile software. Follow him on Twitter @xaibali.
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Whether chatting with friends, leisure or work, you will probably use Whatsapp several times a day, like everyone else, as the main way to send numerous daily messages today. For this reason, given the importance of all the data, photos, videos and conversations that this instant messaging service receives, you certainly felt the need to run backups for security reasons. If you have a iPhone , that's where your backup is stored in iCloud, the storage you get automatically on Apple products and where you can store photos, videos, documents, app backups, and more.
However, if you feel the need to delete all Whatsapp data stored in iCloud, whether you want to change your device or just want to permanently erase all traces of the instant messaging service, you will definitely try to do it in the settings. However, you have noticed that deleting photos and videos is quite simple, while for messages and generally all WhatsApp backups, this issue becomes a little more complicated.
Don't worry! I'm here to help you: Keep reading this article if you also want to know how to permanently delete WhatsApp backup messages from iCloud ! I am sure that at the end of reading you will be able to achieve your goal too.
Before we show you how to proceed with permanently deleting Whatsapp messages backup from iCloud, you should know that this tool actually allows you to restore any message at any time from any device. This means that when your Apple device is lost or broken, you can recover all your data Whatsapp (and more) on another compatible device thanks to the backup you made on the previous device.
So, if you're going to permanently delete Whatsapp backups from iCloud, that means you won't be able to restore them anymore: so think carefully about this choice before proceeding with it. If you have already thought about it, then continue reading the next paragraph and I will explain how to do it!
To start deleting a backup, you must first turn off automatic iCloud backup by opening the Whatsapp application and then going to Settings.
At this point, go to “Chats” > “Backup Chats” > “Auto Backup”: in this section, select “Disabled”.
Next, we can proceed with the actual final deletion of the backup: to do this, open the iCloud application and go to settings, and then click on the item “ Apple ID ”.
Now click on the item “ iCloud ” > “Manage space”: this way you will be shown all the applications that use the backup service in iCloud . Then click on the “ Whatsapp ” button and in the upper right corner click on the “Edit ” button. Among the various options, click now on the one that allows you to delete all data, and finally click on the “Delete All” button.
And here it is! Have you permanently deleted the Whatsapp messages backup from your iCloud – a breeze, isn't it?
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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.
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:
It's a good idea to back up or copy your iCloud information before deleting anything.
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.
After you confirm that you want to turn off and uninstall 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.
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.
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.
Deleting a backup disables iCloud backup for that device. You can enable iCloud backup service again in the iCloud settings on the device.
Deleting a backup disables iCloud backup for that device. You can enable iCloud backup service again in the iCloud settings on the device.
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.
If you're not using iCloud Photos, files in your Camera Roll are included in your iCloud backup. To check their space in iCloud backup, follow these steps:
To reduce the file size of the Photos app, save your photos and videos to your computer, and 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:
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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:
The Voice Recorder app in iCloud saves your voice recordings to iCloud. They can be quickly removed if additional space is needed.