Hi All, I cant seem to figure out why my phone both on wifi and connected to itunes will not backup to icloud.
Only thing i can think off, is that whilst i switched off photos it says on my icloud it will be there for 30 days. Having said that the icloud storage snapshot says i got plenty of space:
iPhone SE, iOS 16
All that shows is that you have messages and files synced with iCloud of approximately 1 GB. It does not indicate what the backup of your device will use for space; in fact, it shows that you do not have a backup of your device at all. My two devices are over 20GB for the backup -- my messages, photos, and documents are already in iCloud, they are not in the backup. You can learn more about what iCloud backs up at What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support
No.That only manages what syncs with iCloud, not what backs up. For example, if you turn off photos, they will not sync in iCloud across devices. But, when you backup your device, the photos will be included.
When you backup using iCloud, it will back up most of the items on your device. Those items that you already store in iCloud are excluded. So, it's likely that you do not have enough space to backup to iCloud. Go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud backup > {device name} to see the size of your next backup.
Okay, so it seems then that I HAVE synced my contacts etc to my phone per image 3.
Was i getting confused in that what i needed i.e. contacts etc were syncing.
Its just that the entire phone was not backuped to icloud. Hrmmmm i understand now.
Thankyou, Apologies
Please see pic below, I am no where near iCloud limit.
Backup Size Required - Approximatley 1gB
Free Size - 4gB
Why should i upgrade my iCloud? There is something wrong here.
Yeah, okay. But isnt that what this screen is for, tells me what i am backing up? I have switched everything off.
Of the pics i uploaded see pic #1 that has that page. There is no such information.
I see that. As stated, you do not have enough space to backup to iCloud. You can upgrade your iCloud storage or backup to a computer.
Cannot backup to iCloud
