How can I delete things from the iCloud back up?

How can I delete things from the iCloud back up? It seams to get full really quick I already deleted emails and pictures and videos and some games and some apps that I don’t use and it still says I’m full I don’t understand why?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 5:01 AM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2022 5:11 AM

Do you pay for extra storage? If not.. and you are using iCloud to do iPhone backups.. it doesn't take much at all to fill up the free 5 GB. You should either buy more storage, or stop backing up to iCloud and back up to a computer.

You cannot access the contents of an iPhone backup.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Backup methods for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


If you are not referring to an iPhone backup to iCloud..

(check Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup)

and you're simply saying that your iCloud storage is full, then you need to manage that storage..

How you do that likely depends quite a bit on what is taking up all your iCloud storage space.

Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support


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Aug 19, 2022 5:11 AM in response to AdrianaBH88

Do you pay for extra storage? If not.. and you are using iCloud to do iPhone backups.. it doesn't take much at all to fill up the free 5 GB. You should either buy more storage, or stop backing up to iCloud and back up to a computer.

You cannot access the contents of an iPhone backup.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Backup methods for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


If you are not referring to an iPhone backup to iCloud..

(check Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup)

and you're simply saying that your iCloud storage is full, then you need to manage that storage..

How you do that likely depends quite a bit on what is taking up all your iCloud storage space.

Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support


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