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Backing up the phone

It is saying I don’t have storage to back up my phone but my iCloud storage isn’t full

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on May 14, 2021 7:46 AM

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Posted on May 14, 2021 7:59 AM

Hi,


Even if your iCloud storage isn’t full, iCloud backup may fail:

  • For instance, if you got 4.5/5GB but your backup is 1GB, your iCloud backup will fail, even if your iCloud storage isn’t full, as you need at least 1GB available in your iCloud storage.
  • To see the size of your iPhone backup, go to settings/your Apple ID/ iCloud/ manage storage/backup/ your iPhone.
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May 14, 2021 7:59 AM in response to Seeger33

Hi,


Even if your iCloud storage isn’t full, iCloud backup may fail:

  • For instance, if you got 4.5/5GB but your backup is 1GB, your iCloud backup will fail, even if your iCloud storage isn’t full, as you need at least 1GB available in your iCloud storage.
  • To see the size of your iPhone backup, go to settings/your Apple ID/ iCloud/ manage storage/backup/ your iPhone.

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