Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and this video will show you how to free up iCloud space.
So I don’t know about you, but I fill up my free iCloud storage space in the blink
of an eye.
I use other storage solutions, so buying more iCloud space isn’t a priority for me.
But, I find the constant notifications that my iCloud storage is full very annoying.
So here’s how to free up iCloud space.
The first thing you’ll want to do is see how much space you have left in your iCloud
account, and you can do this on a Mac, on iOS, or from logging into your iCloud account
in any web browser.
On iOS, head to Settings, and just tap your name at the top here, then select iCloud.
At the top, you’ll see how much space you have used and you can easily manage your storage
settings from here too.
So right here is a perfect example of how to quickly free up iCloud space.
For me, over half of my storage is going to backing up my iPhone.
I can clear these because I backup my iPhone regularly to my Mac, so I don’t necessarily
need this taking up space here.
Of course, you want to ensure you don’t need these old backups prior to deleting.
But how quick was that?
One minute to free up iCloud space on iOS.
Now, to check your storage from your Mac, head to your system preferences.
Then select Apple ID, and here, under iCloud, you’ll see your storage usage.
Another way to free up iCloud space is to delete files manually.
So, open your Finder window and head to your iCloud Drive folder.
If you don’t see your iCloud Drive folder, you can easily add it here by heading to your
Finder preferences in the top left.
Head to sidebar, and make sure iCloud Drive is toggled on.
By the way this can also be done from the web or in the Files app on your iPhone or
iPad.
So back in your finder window, with iCloud Drive selected, you can manually click through
your folders and files and delete anything you don’t need.
Now, an important tip: any file or folder that you delete from these locations is removed
from your other devices too, because you’re removing it from iCloud.
Now another thing to check in order to free up iCloud storage, is your photos app on Mac
or iOS - assuming you backup your photos and videos to your iCloud.
If you don’t do that, don’t worry about this.
So if you do this, you can head to the Photos app either on iOS or on your Mac.
Head to the Albums tab and remove anything you don’t need.
So, using iOS as the example here, you’ll have all your albums or media types organized
for you so you can quickly identify say screenshots that you don’t need.
Another thing to keep in mind is that text and images from your Messages app, and text
and attachments from your Mail app can take up your iCloud space too.
So, using iOS as the example again, if you head back to your settings, and select your
name at the top and then select iCloud, you will see how much your messages or mail is
taking up of your iCloud storage.
Now, you’ll notice that I have both of these options toggled off, and you may want to do
the same if you don’t feel you need to backup images from messages or attachments from mail.
Now the reason I have these toggled off is because I use something called iExplorer to
export and back up all my SMS and iMessages, which includes not just all the messages but
the media in those messages as well.
If you’re interested in learning more about that, you can click here and I’ll link to
it below and at the end of this video as well.
Now at the top of this video, I mentioned I don’t buy iCloud storage because I utilize
other storage solutions.
My go-to is Google Drive and if you’re interested in how to free up some space there, I’ll
leave that link below and at the end of this video as well.
So that’s how to free up iCloud space.
Do you have any other tips on how to free up iCloud space?
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