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Not enough iCloud storage to back up

iPhone iPad

What it means — Apple

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

What to do — Apple

  1. 1 Open the Settings app, then tap your name.
  2. 2 Tap iCloud. At the top, you can check how much iCloud storage you've used.
  3. 3 Tap Storage or Manage Account Storage.
  4. 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. 5 Delete information that you don't need to reduce the size of your backup
  6. 6 Upgrade your iCloud+ plan to get more space
Step-by-step: iPhone or iPad won't back up to iCloud Osnivo Fix walks you through Apple's steps one at a time.

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