Find Out What Is Taking Up Your iCloud Storage Space

Find out what's using up space From your device's settings app, navigate to iCloud and select Manage Storage. At the top of the screen, you'll see a bar chart of what types of files are filling your available iCloud space.

1. How do I clean out my iCloud storage?
2. How do I stop iCloud drive from taking up space?
3. Does deleting iCloud delete everything?
4. Will my photos be deleted if I delete iCloud?
5. Why is iPhone storage full when I have iCloud?
6. What is the difference between iCloud storage and iCloud drive?
7. How do I free up disk space?
8. Is iPhone storage and iCloud storage the same?
9. Do I really need iCloud?
10. What happens if I remove an account from iCloud?
11. What happens if you turn off iCloud backup?
12. What happens to my photos if I cancel iCloud?
13. How do I permanently delete photos from iCloud?
14. Can I delete photos from iCloud but keep on iPhone?

How do I clean out my iCloud storage?

Delete unwanted files in iCloud Drive from your iPad or iPhone

1. On your iPhone or iPad, launch the Files app.
2. Tap "Browse" at the bottom of the screen.
3. In the Locations section, select "iCloud Drive." ...
4. To delete an entire folder, tap "Select" in the screen's top right.
5. Then, choose the folder and tap the Delete icon.

How do I stop iCloud drive from taking up space?

Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive and at the bottom of the next page toggle 'Use Cellular Data' to Off.

Does deleting iCloud delete everything?

You can delete your iCloud account, but you have to delete your entire Apple ID along with it to do so. If you delete your Apple ID, you'll lose access to myriad things, including App Store and iTunes purchases, data storage, subscriptions, iMessage conversations, and other Apple services.

Will my photos be deleted if I delete iCloud?

Any selected images will be deleted from iCloud, but if you've turned off iCloud Photos, the photos on your other devices will remain intact.

Why is iPhone storage full when I have iCloud?

iCloud is a syncing/mirroring service that syncs all of your data across of your devices making them available to you. If your iPhone storage is full, you will have to remove data. You can also use the 'Optimize Phone Storage' feature to reduce the resolution/quality of the photos on the device.

What is the difference between iCloud storage and iCloud drive?

Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch iCloud Backup doesn't save to iCloud Drive, although it does use the same iCloud storage. iCloud Backups store to a separate part of iCloud, although the entire service is secure and protected. That means all your files and folders in iCloud Drive should be safe.

How do I free up disk space?

To free up disk space on your hard drive:

1. Choose Start→Control Panel→System and Security and then click Free Up Disk Space in the Administrative Tools. ...
2. Choose the drive you want to clean up from the drop-down list and click OK. ...
3. Select additional files in the list to delete by clicking next to them. ...
4. Click OK.

Is iPhone storage and iCloud storage the same?

You cannot extend your iPhone storage with iCloud storage. You have to delete stuff you don't need to make space. iCloud storage is for your backups and data syncing. ... iCloud storage is for your backups and data syncing.

Do I really need iCloud?

You should definitely use iCloud backup. Whether it's a toilet phone or you leave it on the roof of your car, iPhones live dangerous lives and you should always have a backup. iCloud Backups count against your available iCloud Storage.

What happens if I remove an account from iCloud?

What happens when my account is deleted? You will not be able to access your iTunes Store, Apple Books, and App Store purchases. Your photos, videos and documents stored in iCloud will be permanently deleted. You will not receive messages sent to your account via iMessage, FaceTime, or iCloud Mail.

What happens if you turn off iCloud backup?

Disable iCloud Backup on iPhone and iPad

Here, simply tap on the toggle next to the “iCloud Backup” option. From the popup, confirm by tapping on the “OK” button. Your current backup will be deleted from iCloud, and the iCloud Backup feature will be disabled for the device.

What happens to my photos if I cancel iCloud?

where it says "If you cancel your plan or you don't renew it, you'll automatically go back to 5GB of free storage." and "If you downgrade your storage plan and your content exceeds the storage you have available, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photo Library and your devices stop backing up to iCloud.

How do I permanently delete photos from iCloud?

On your device, go to Photos, Albums and select My Photo Stream. Click Select in the top right-hand corner and choose all the photos that are to be deleted. Click the bin icon in the bottom right-hand corner to permanently remove them. This will wipe them from iCloud, as well as any synced devices.

Can I delete photos from iCloud but keep on iPhone?

If you want to delete photos from iCloud but keep them on your iOS devices, make sure to disable iCloud Photos first. Go to Settings -> Apple ID (your name at the very top) -> iCloud -> Photos -> Toggle off “iCloud Photos”. Now, when you delete photos from iCloud, they will stay on your iPhone.