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Apr 28, 2016 10:26 AM in response to timfrommaybeeby ManSinha,You cannot - I believe your options are
1. Buy more storage
2. Decrease the content stored
3. Stop using iCloud
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Apr 28, 2016 11:25 AM in response to timfrommaybeeby LACAllen,That's a pretty negative way to interpret the message.
The message is to notify you there is an issue. You can choose, as noted above, to deal with it by buying more storage or not buy more storage. It pops up each time iCloud syncs something and you have not addressed the issue.
Your choice to make.
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Aug 4, 2016 6:56 PM in response to LACAllenby GregNSyd,The OP has a perfectly valid complaint and it is not reasonable to characterize it as negative.
These persistent messages are triggered when there is still half a gigabyte of iCloud storage free: for a great many users, this is enough to meet foreseeable backup needs for an extended period.
Opting out of these unwanted notifications would be a HIGHLY desirable option. Users should be free to choose to get notified when available storage falls below a user-selectable threshold, or when there is actually insufficient storage available for requirements.
It seems quite apparent that the frequency and, above all, intrusiveness of these messages is specifically intended to sell iCloud storage, not "resolve an issue"!
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Aug 4, 2016 7:41 PM in response to GregNSydby Skydiver119,Other services are no different. I would get frequent reminders that my One Drive was almost full (91% of capacity).
So a 'glass half full' interpretation is the company telling its users 'hey, you have a problem, you need to fix it or you will not be able to backup and access your data cause you're out of room'...or the glass half empty interpretation 'company wants to sell you more storage and won't stop talking until you buy it'
Reality is probably a mix of both.
I got rid of One Drive's notifications by backing up my photos elsewhere. I got rid of my iCloud warnings by doing the same...and turning off photo/video backups.
(Flickr, by the way, is a great way to backup photos. Free and up to a terrabyte....which frees up your iCloud or One Drive or other services to just deal with contacts and data instead of large file sized photos)
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Aug 4, 2016 11:57 PM in response to GregNSydby LACAllen,It seems quite apparent that the frequency and, above all, intrusiveness of these messages is specifically intended to sell iCloud storage, not "resolve an issue"!
If so, they have the softest sell I've ever seen.
Most notifications they send do not even reference a purchase. They point you to the settings where you can manage your storage. You know, where you can remove stuff to free up space. That is the primary choice offered.
Feedback >> http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html
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Aug 7, 2016 9:33 PM in response to LACAllenby GregNSyd,Why leap to defend or excuse Apple when it is apparent that there are users who find a particular practice undesirable?
We aren't requesting to have a feature or policy eliminated: if you value it, enjoy. We just want the option to opt out of something that is experienced as unnecessary, repetitive and intrusive.
Regarding "soft sell": no, incorrect. Every time the notification/email appears, it does advise purchasing more storage, with a direct link to do so immediately. Any discussion of storage management comes after that sales pitch.
Case in point: the latest email starts as follows, in bold title text:
Your iCloud storage is almost full. You have 481.1 MB remaining of 5 GB total storage.
Upgrade to 50 GB for $1.49 per month
That does not equate to "do not even reference a purchase"...
Thanks for the feedback link, Apple should know that many users are very unhappy with these constant notifications.
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Aug 7, 2016 10:08 PM in response to GregNSydby LACAllen,You're welcome for the link.
I am not going to engage in a debate about Apple's practices. We'll simply agree to disagree.
Mostly it's against the terms of this community.