I have a question about getting more icloud storage. Will I lose everything once I stop paying for it or will it stay backed up in my device.
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15
Yes. iCloud storage beyond the free 5GB account requires a monthly subscription. You pay every month you wish to continue to have the extra iCloud storage.
“The applicable fee for an upgraded plan will take effect immediately; downgrades to your plan will take effect on the next annual or monthly billing date. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF ALL FEES AND FOR PROVIDING APPLE WITH VALID CREDIT CARD OR PAYMENT ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR PAYMENT OF ALL FEES. If Apple is unable to successfully charge your credit card or payment account for fees due, Apple reserves the right to revoke or restrict access to your stored content, delete your stored content, or terminate your Account. If you want to designate a different credit card or payment account or if there is a change in your credit card or payment account status, you must change your information online in the Account Information section of iCloud; this may temporarily disrupt your access to the Services while Apple verifies your new payment information. We may contact you via email regarding your account, for reasons including, without limitation, reaching or exceeding your storage limit of your selected plan.”
Yes. iCloud storage beyond the free 5GB account requires a monthly subscription. You pay every month you wish to continue to have the extra iCloud storage.
“The applicable fee for an upgraded plan will take effect immediately; downgrades to your plan will take effect on the next annual or monthly billing date. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF ALL FEES AND FOR PROVIDING APPLE WITH VALID CREDIT CARD OR PAYMENT ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR PAYMENT OF ALL FEES. If Apple is unable to successfully charge your credit card or payment account for fees due, Apple reserves the right to revoke or restrict access to your stored content, delete your stored content, or terminate your Account. If you want to designate a different credit card or payment account or if there is a change in your credit card or payment account status, you must change your information online in the Account Information section of iCloud; this may temporarily disrupt your access to the Services while Apple verifies your new payment information. We may contact you via email regarding your account, for reasons including, without limitation, reaching or exceeding your storage limit of your selected plan.”
If you stop paying for iCloud, anything that exceeds the free 5GBs, will be deleted from iCloud.
Anything that is stored on your device will continue to be on your device, but its not a backup. If your device fails, or you get locked out, then there will be no way to get your data back from the device.
jasmoyeda wrote:
So I’d have to continuously pay for it in order for my data to be stored?
It's just like renting space at a self-storage facility.
If you want to store data without paying a monthly fee, buy yourself an external hard drive. You will then have to back up your device using your computer then back up the computer to the external hard drive.
Yes. iCloud is a storage rental. Like renting a physical storage unit or warehouse, you need to keep paying for as long as you want to keep access to said storage space.
So I’d have to continuously pay for it in order for my data to be stored?
If I were to cancel the plan, will all the data still be backed up? Or will I lose it once I stop paying?
