How to cancel my iCloud account?

How do I cancel my iCloud account from my Mac? I wish to not use iCloud any more. I followed instructions on the Apple Support website. The pop up window gave me ONLY upgrade options. No downgrade option or cancel option.

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 11:27 AM

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Jul 28, 2023 11:36 AM in response to cherl241

cherl241 wrote:

How do I cancel my iCloud account from my Mac? I wish to not use iCloud any more. I followed instructions on the Apple Support website. The pop up window gave me ONLY upgrade options. No downgrade option or cancel option.


iCloud is a free sync service between devices, you do not have to use it: Uncheck all options.


You have 5GB of storage for the basics of the sync service:




If you paid for iCloud+ adding additional server space, and bells & whistle extras...reference:


Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan

Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan - Apple Support




ref: Introduction to iCloud - Apple Support


How to cancel my iCloud account?

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