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iPad storage

My iPad storage is full. I got iCloud storage backup, but can’t do anything on iPad due to full storage. Please help.

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 2:57 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2020 3:03 PM

iCloud Storage has nothing to do with the physical fixed memory on your iPad. iCloud Storage is a syncing service, not an archive.

If you are out of space on your iPad, your choices are as follows:

The memory on your iPad is fixed and cannot be increased. Delete things you don't need or use, such as photos, videos, apps, files, texts, email - Note: If you sync text messages or photos with iCloud, when you delete them from your iPad, they will be deleted from the cloud in real time - OR
Buy a newer iPad with more physical memory

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