iCloud storage is nearly empty but refuses to back up phone with pop-up incorrectly saying storage is full
How to fix iPhone back up glitch where iCloud storage is nearly empty but pop up says it's not enough.
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14
Question marked as
Top-ranking reply
User profile for user:
JovonaP.
User level:
Community Specialist
Hello Mox_Nix,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We see that you're unable to backup with iCloud even though you have some storage available. We can see how this could be concerning. We're here to help.
Although you have storage available, it might not be enough to cover the size of the backup. Use the steps in the following resource to manage your backup size and iCloud storage:
Have a great day!