How To Clean Up Icloud Space

The specifics vary from version to version so for example in ios 11 it s manage storage backups and in ios 10 it s icloud storage manage storage.

How to clean up icloud space. You can now select the device and delete. 2 if you have an old iphone or ipad you no longer use it is very possible that the back up for this device is still taking up space in icloud. Once there click on storage and then select manage storage. If you want to learn how this space has been distributed click on manage storage. 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. Turn off the backup feature for any of these apps by swiping the button. On your iphone go to your settings option. 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. In the choose data to back up section you should now see a list of the five apps that take up the most space on icloud.

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. Swipe left across any message to delete it.