I have plenty of space, why won’t my iPhone back up to iCloud

My iPhone 12 phone storage is 1.5GB and I’m trying to back up to iCloud. Why won’t my iPhone backup? I have 5GB of space available in iCloud.

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Posted on Oct 5, 2023 06:51 PM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2023 07:08 PM

scm7772000 Said:

"I have plenty of space, why won’t my iPhone back up to iCloud: My iPhone 12 phone storage is 1.5GB and I’m trying to back up to iCloud. Why won’t my iPhone backup? I have 5GB of space available in iCloud."

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About iCloud Backups:

iCloud does not back up everything. See here: What does iCloud Back Up? - Apple Support



Choose which Apps Using iCloud Backup:

Be certain you have certain apps selected to be allowed to back up to iCloud.

  1. Go Here: Manage your iCloud Storage - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Choose which apps to back up on your iPhone or iPad
  3. Proceed from there as necessary.


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Oct 5, 2023 07:08 PM in response to scm7772000

scm7772000 Said:

"I have plenty of space, why won’t my iPhone back up to iCloud: My iPhone 12 phone storage is 1.5GB and I’m trying to back up to iCloud. Why won’t my iPhone backup? I have 5GB of space available in iCloud."

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About iCloud Backups:

iCloud does not back up everything. See here: What does iCloud Back Up? - Apple Support



Choose which Apps Using iCloud Backup:

Be certain you have certain apps selected to be allowed to back up to iCloud.

  1. Go Here: Manage your iCloud Storage - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Choose which apps to back up on your iPhone or iPad
  3. Proceed from there as necessary.


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