iPhone storage full because of iCloud Drive

Hi,


I have an issue with my non existing iCloud Drive storage that uses all of my iPhone storage.


I have 256GB iPhone storage and usually more than enough free space but since two months my iCloud Drive uses 352,24GB.



My iCloud storage is 11,2GB.

I've used 767,8GB storage of my 2TB iCloud.



If I do force restart, my iPhone storage is back to normal within a few hours.

But after a few days it happens again and my iPhone storage is full.


Why is my iCloud Drive uses all my iPhone storage and how can I solve this?


Thanks!


Greets, Maurice

iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Feb 20, 2024 11:49 AM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2024 06:52 PM

I also have the same issue, it seems that iCloud Photos that sync from another Device "ACCIDENTALLY" sync to your iphone in a very "INVISIBLE" way , because it leave no trace at your photos app, i hope some Apple tech guy or Support can solve this issue.

i come to this conclusion because, when i delete all my iCloud Photos, the storage is cleared again.

anyway i'm using Iphone 14 Pro Max 512GB.

Another Bug is : the Storage Available at About Page is totally different with the storage Available at the iPhone Storage Page


Anyway, the weird but working solution for this issue is :

iCloud Drive taking up lots of phone stor… - Apple Community


Cheers!

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Mar 10, 2024 06:52 PM in response to Mauricerem

I also have the same issue, it seems that iCloud Photos that sync from another Device "ACCIDENTALLY" sync to your iphone in a very "INVISIBLE" way , because it leave no trace at your photos app, i hope some Apple tech guy or Support can solve this issue.

i come to this conclusion because, when i delete all my iCloud Photos, the storage is cleared again.

anyway i'm using Iphone 14 Pro Max 512GB.

Another Bug is : the Storage Available at About Page is totally different with the storage Available at the iPhone Storage Page


Anyway, the weird but working solution for this issue is :

iCloud Drive taking up lots of phone stor… - Apple Community


Cheers!

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