How to Manage iCloud Storage on iPhone or iPad

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1View Your Available iCloud Storage

2Turning off iCloud Backups for Specific Apps

3Increasing Your Available iCloud Storage

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Apple's iCloud service allows you to save your personal files on Apple's servers, freeing up storage on your personal devices. This How.com.vn shows you how to manage your iCloud storage options on an iOS device.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

View Your Available iCloud Storage

1. 
   1
   Tap the

   

   icon. This Settings icon looks like black gears on a grey background.

   • If you can't find the
     
     icon, swipe left from your device's home screen and type "Settings" into the search field at the top. Tap on the Settings icon from the search results.
2. 
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   Tap your name. Your name appears near the top of the Settings page, just under the search field.
3. 
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   Tap iCloud. This brings up a page with iCloud-related information.

   • The amount of storage you're currently using and the amount of maximum storage you have available appear at the top of the screen.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Turning off iCloud Backups for Specific Apps

1. 
   1
   Tap the

   

   icon. This Settings icon looks like black gears on a grey background.

   • If you can't find the
     
     icon, swipe left from your device's home screen and type "Settings" into the search field at the top. Tap on the Settings icon from the search results.
2. 
   2
   Tap your name. Your name appears near the top of the Settings page, just under the search field.
3. 
   3
   Tap iCloud. This brings up a page with iCloud-related information.
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   Scroll down the page to the "Apps Using iCloud" list. This list contains all of apps that you can use with iCloud.
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   Tap the

   

   switch next to an app. Turning the switch from green to white turns off iCloud access for that app. Turning it from white to green allows that app to use iCloud for backups.
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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Increasing Your Available iCloud Storage

1. 
   1
   Tap the

   

   icon. This Settings icon looks like black gears on a grey background.

   • If you can't find the
     
     icon, swipe left from your device's home screen and type "Settings" into the search field at the top. Tap on the Settings icon from the search results.
2. 
   2
   Tap your name. Your name appears near the top of the Settings page, just under the search field.
3. 
   3
   Tap iCloud. This brings up a page with iCloud-related information.

   • The amount of storage you're currently using and the amount of maximum storage you have available to you is displayed at the top of the screen.
4. 
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   Tap Manage Storage. This brings you to the iCloud Storage page.

   • On this page, you can tap on an app name to disable iCloud access for it. For example, you can tap on Photos to disable photo backup from this device and delete the associated photos from iCloud, or tap on Siri to delete the information Siri has learned from iCloud.
5. 
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   Tap Change Storage Plan. This brings you to a page that allows you to increase or decrease the amount of available iCloud storage. The page contains specific information about pricing regarding the different storage tiers.
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  How do I image a disk?

  

  Gonzalo Martinez
  Computer & Phone Repair Specialist

  Gonzalo Martinez is the President of CleverTech, a tech repair business in San Jose, California founded in 2014. CleverTech LLC specializes in repairing Apple products. CleverTech pursues environmental responsibility by recycling aluminum, display assemblies, and the micro components on motherboards to reuse for future repairs. On average, they save 2 lbs - 3 lbs more electronic waste daily than the average computer repair store.

  

  Gonzalo Martinez

  Computer & Phone Repair Specialist

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  You can do this with Apple's Disk Utility Application. Just open it up and select the internal or external hard drive you want to create an image of. Then, just go to file a new image.

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