How To Clean Up Icloud Storage Space

Swipe left across any message to delete it.

How to clean up icloud storage space. Select the delete icon. To optimize icloud storage you can manage your documents movies and other data locally by transferring these files between your pc and iphone e g. If your iphone ipad or ipod touch is set up to access icloud email you can delete messages from any mailbox then empty the trash to free up space. Go to settings apple id icloud manage storage icloud drive. Then click or tap manage backups to see all of the backups that are currently saved to your.

To free up space you can disable icloud photo library and photo stream by tapping on photos from the main icloud screen and disabling these features. You will see all the files stored in icloud drive. They silently eat up a major chunk of the icloud storage in the background. Select the device you want to manage the backup for. Close unecessary backup if there are some apps you have no need to backup you can try follow the below steps.

Go to settings icloud storage manage storage. To get rid of these files open up icloud from the settings app ios or system preferences app macos. On your iphone go to your settings option. Open the iphone settings app and go to the user profile icloud manage storage. The specifics vary from version to version so for example in ios 11 it s manage storage.

Tap your trash folder. Delete unwanted files in icloud drive from your ipad or iphone 1. Instead of using icloud photo library try another app like google photos dropbox or flickr that can automatically back up your photos. Delete messages one at a time or tap edit tap select all and then tap trash to delete all of them. Swipe left and tap on the trash icon to delete the file.

Here you will find the list of apps with the amount of consumed space in the icloud. If you want to learn how this space has been distributed click on manage storage. Under the storage heading you will see how much of your space you have used.