Insufficient storage for iPhone 16 backup

I just purchase a IPhone 16 and it says that I don’t have enough storage to back up my phone. Both my phone and IPad Pro show 1.4 GB each out of 5 GB used? How much storage do I need to backup the phone? I do not have a lot of data on the phone


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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 29, 2025 03:09 AM

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Jan 29, 2025 03:57 AM in response to Bagelbloom

Did you check your iCloud Storage space?


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If an alert says that there's not enough iCloud storage


  1. Open the Settings app, then tap your name.
  2. Tap iCloud. At the top, you can check how much iCloud storage you've used.
  3. Tap Storage or Manage Account Storage.
  4. Tap Backups, then tap the device you're using. Next Backup Size should show you the size of the next backup. It might take a few minutes for your device to calculate Next Backup Size. 
  5. If your backup needs more space than the amount you have available in iCloud, you can: 



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copied from: If you can't back up to iCloud - Apple Support

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