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Victoria2019 Author

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Hi! My old iphone’s backup takes all my space on icloud. Can i delete it? Would it delete all the information that was taken from the old iphone? Like photos and contacts?

i want to back up the new iphone without extending my icloud storage

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 26, 2020 8:24 AM

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FoxFifth

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Posted on Jul 26, 2020 8:38 AM

You can delete a backup of an old phone and it will not affect any data that is on your new phone.

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FoxFifth

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Jul 26, 2020 8:38 AM in response to Victoria2019

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