How To Reduce Your Icloud Storage Usage

Check if you are using icloud backup.

How to reduce your icloud storage usage. Tap the name of the device you re using then look at photos. Be careful when doing this though as you could delete important documents and other files you might want to keep. Visit settings on your device and tap general. To reduce icloud storage you use on photos you can exclude them from icloud backups and download your photos and videos to your pc. This way your precious memories will always be at hand.

Prune your icloud mail. To reduce the size of your photos backup save your photos and videos to your computer then manually back up your ios device. You will then be able to delete all the photos and videos from your icloud. Under the storage section tap on manage storage don t confuse this section with the icloud section. Swipe a file to the left and tap delete to delete it from your icloud storage.

To reduce the size of your photos backup save your photos and videos to your computer then manually back up your ios device. Tap the name of the device you re using then look at photos. In the section storage tap manage storage. Turn off icloud backup and backup to your computer using itunes. You can do the same in ios by going into settings your user name icloud and going into the storage bit.

Free up space by deleting emails especially emails with large file attachments. Go to settings your name then tap icloud. The steps include the following. Select storage icloud usage. Tapping into any one of them will get you a delete option or you can delete them off your home screen like you d normally delete apps.

Pay for additional icloud storage. Tap the name of the device you re using then look at photos. The specifics vary from version to version so for example in ios 11 it s manage storage. When your icloud storage is full you ll no longer be able to send or receive emails. If you are not sure if icloud backup is enabled on your device open the settings app select icloud then select backup.