Manage I Cloud Space

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You can easily make space or buy more storage.

When you set up iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of storage. You can use that space for your iCloud backups, to keep your photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, and your documents up to date in iCloud Drive. You can also make more space or buy more iCloud storage any time. Plans start at 50GB. If you choose 200GB or 2TB plans, you can share your storage with family.  Learn more about plans and prices in your region.

See how much iCloud storage you have

• On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  • If you're using iOS 10.3 or later, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Tap iCloud Storage or Manage Storage.
• On your Mac, go to Apple menu  > System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud, then click Manage.
• On your PC, open iCloud for Windows.
• On a supported browser, sign in to iCloud.com.

Make more space available in iCloud.

If you run out of iCloud storage, your device won’t back up to iCloud, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and text messages won't stay up to date across your devices. And you can't send or receive emails with your iCloud email address.

You can free up storage in iCloud by deleting content that you're not using. Before you delete anything, you might want to archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud.

Manage your iCloud Backup

When you back up your iPhone, iPad to the cloud, the most important information on your device is backed up automatically. Backups include your documents, photos, and videos. Learn more about what iCloud backs up.

You can decrease the size of your iCloud Backup and free up space in iCloud when you turn off backups for apps that you're not using or delete old iCloud backups.

Choose which apps to back up.

Many iOS apps automatically back up to iCloud after you install them. You can change which apps back up and remove existing backups from your storage. Use these steps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

iOS 10.3 or later:

1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. If you use iOS 11, tap Manage Storage > Backups. If you use iOS 10.3, tap iCloud Storage > Manage Storage. 
3. Tap the name of the device you're using. 
4. Tap Delete Backup > Turn Off & Delete.

 When you delete a backup, it also turns off iCloud Backup of your iPhone, iPad.

Mac

1. Go to Apple menu   > System Preferences > Apple ID, then click iCloud.
2. Click Manage and select Backups.
3. Select one of the device backups, then click Delete. If you want to turn off Backup and remove all backups for that device from iCloud, choose Delete when you're asked to confirm.
4. When you delete a backup, it also turns off backup of your device.

Delete files in iCloud Drive

You can manage and delete files you store in iCloud Drive from your iPhone, iPad, Mac.

With iOS 11 or later, files that you delete from iCloud Drive remain in Recently Deleted for 30 days before they're removed from your device.

iOS 10.3 or earlier:

1. Go to the iCloud Drive app.
2. Tap Select.
3. Choose the files that you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete > Delete from iCloud Drive.

Mac

On macOS High Sierra or later, you can manage your iCloud Drive files from the iCloud Drive folder in Finder:

1. If you need to, turn on iCloud Drive on your Mac:

• Go to Apple menu  > System Preferences > Apple ID, then click iCloud.
• Sign in with your Apple ID.
• Turn on iCloud Drive. In Options, make sure that you select the apps or folders for the files you want to manage.

2.Open Finder and go to the iCloud Drive folder.

3.Drag an item to the Trash, or move it to a different folder on your Mac.

4.Open Trash, then right-click the files that you want to delete.

Select Delete Immediately.

Hope this helps!