My iPhone says that backups are killing my space. Just backups. Not data. Not texts. Not apps.
How do I get to the bottom of this?
I literally turned off backups and deleted the data and the only thing in there is this phone.
iPhone 13
Hey frosted,
You can prevent apps from backing up to iCloud, which may help reduce the backup size. Additionally, you can manage your storage and remove items you don't need, or upgrade to iCloud+. Check out those details in the article below:
Reduce the size of your iCloud Backup
When you back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iCloud, the most important information on your device is backed up automatically. Learn more about what iCloud backs up.
Many apps automatically back up to iCloud after you install them. You can decrease the size of your iCloud Backup and free up space in iCloud when you stop backing up apps that you don't use or delete old iCloud backups.
Choose which apps to back up on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. Tap Manage Account Storage or tap Manage Storage, then tap Backups.
3. Tap the name of the device that you're using.
4. Turn off any apps that you don't want to back up.
5. Choose Turn Off & Delete.
When you confirm that you want to Turn Off & Delete an app, it turns off iCloud Backup for that app and removes all of its information from iCloud.
Some apps are always backed up and you can't turn them off.
Kind regards.
Hey frosted,
You can prevent apps from backing up to iCloud, which may help reduce the backup size. Additionally, you can manage your storage and remove items you don't need, or upgrade to iCloud+. Check out those details in the article below:
Reduce the size of your iCloud Backup
When you back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iCloud, the most important information on your device is backed up automatically. Learn more about what iCloud backs up.
Many apps automatically back up to iCloud after you install them. You can decrease the size of your iCloud Backup and free up space in iCloud when you stop backing up apps that you don't use or delete old iCloud backups.
Choose which apps to back up on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. Tap Manage Account Storage or tap Manage Storage, then tap Backups.
3. Tap the name of the device that you're using.
4. Turn off any apps that you don't want to back up.
5. Choose Turn Off & Delete.
When you confirm that you want to Turn Off & Delete an app, it turns off iCloud Backup for that app and removes all of its information from iCloud.
Some apps are always backed up and you can't turn them off.
Kind regards.
How do I reduce the size of my backups??
