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When I sign into email there’s a notification at the bottom that says “iCloud storage almost full”. How can I delete information IE old contacts, emails that are automatically backed up. When I sign into iCloud, there doesn’t seem to be a way to access the data. I don’t use iCloud for anything other than to sync contacts and other data.
iPhone 13 Pro Max
TMcClain Said:
"I can’t find data saved on iPhone: When I sign into email there’s a notification at the bottom that says “iCloud storage almost full”. How can I delete information IE old contacts, emails that are automatically backed up. When I sign into iCloud, there doesn’t seem to be a way to access the data. I don’t use iCloud for anything other than to sync contacts and other data."
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Troubleshooting Full iCloud:
This is referring it iCloud Drive --not your Contacts. So, clear out the iCloud Drive.
One unique method...
Download All of iCloud:
One thought would be to download all of iCloud to an external drive. Once downloaded, verify your can access the data. Once verified, trash what is in iCloud. As for seeing through the download, do so in Finder on a Mac. You would download it to an external drive, and then open the drive in Finder. Search through it using the search bar on the top-right corner of the Finder window. Once downloaded, trash what is in there. Use my user tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip
TMcClain Said:
"I can’t find data saved on iPhone: When I sign into email there’s a notification at the bottom that says “iCloud storage almost full”. How can I delete information IE old contacts, emails that are automatically backed up. When I sign into iCloud, there doesn’t seem to be a way to access the data. I don’t use iCloud for anything other than to sync contacts and other data."
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Troubleshooting Full iCloud:
This is referring it iCloud Drive --not your Contacts. So, clear out the iCloud Drive.
One unique method...
Download All of iCloud:
One thought would be to download all of iCloud to an external drive. Once downloaded, verify your can access the data. Once verified, trash what is in iCloud. As for seeing through the download, do so in Finder on a Mac. You would download it to an external drive, and then open the drive in Finder. Search through it using the search bar on the top-right corner of the Finder window. Once downloaded, trash what is in there. Use my user tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip
TMcClain wrote:
When I sign into email there’s a notification at the bottom that says “iCloud storage almost full”. How can I delete information IE old contacts, emails that are automatically backed up. When I sign into iCloud, there doesn’t seem to be a way to access the data. I don’t use iCloud for anything other than to sync contacts and other data.
As a starting point, see Make more space available in iCloud here:
Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support
When on the server, emails aren’t backed up as part of an iPhone backup. Nor are Contacts. Those do count against your iCloud quota, but they don’t get double-counted in a backup. Contacts are negligible storage, unless you have lots of contacts. Big mail attachments, and long or high-resolution videos and such, can all be much larger.
I tried what you recommended. The iCloud Drive is empty and the download icon is grayed out. I am unable to download anything. However, according to my "iCloud Storage" section, the 4.5 GB of used space is comprised of:
3.6 GB of messages
954.6 MB of iCloud Backup
23.5 MB of Documents
1.7 MB of email messages
What am I missing?
Thanks
4.5 GB of 5 GB is ~full. You can either update your iCloud+ subscription, or search for and delete some of the larger messages (videos, movies), or some of the conversation threads.
Yea…would be nice if that worked…
I can’t find data saved on iPhone
