Deleted files taking up iCloud space again

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Deleted files taking up iCloud space again

About two months ago I deleted around 400g of files from iCloud and downgraded my plan from 2T to 200G. Things were fine at that moment. My usage was correctly updated.

And a few days ago I found that my iCloud is full. I checked the usage on iCloud.com. The 400g files seemed to come back on its own and are taking up all the space. I looked around for the files. I checked the "Recent Deleted" on iCloud, and the "Restore Files" in iCloud Setting. Nothing in both places.

Currently, I only have about 2g of files on iCloud. All the ghost files are stopping my devices from syncing. I have no clue what's going on. Please help.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 1:15 AM

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tygb

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Apr 12, 2022 2:08 AM in response to crystooleet

Repair disk permissions Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

Disk Utility can check for and fix errors related to the formatting and directory structure of a Mac storage device.

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tygb

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Apr 12, 2022 1:37 AM in response to crystooleet

If Mac and other devices like iPhone / iPad are synced , and you deleted files from Mac that will be deleted , but other personal documents files that were already saved in them ( iPhone / iPad ) will again sync and the iCloud space will again increase , let the syncing be completed Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Delete personal documents from finder > iCloud Drive Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

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Apr 12, 2022 1:53 AM in response to tygb

None of the files are on my iPhone / iPad. And I don't have any other files that could take up 400g on my iPhone / iPad. The 400g wasn't there until like 3 days ago.

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Deleted files taking up iCloud space again

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