What should I do when I have over half my iCloud storage open but when I try to back up my phone it tells me I don’t have enough storage to back it up

My phone won’t back up

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 6:26 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 7:04 PM

Probably because you don't have enough storage space in iCloud to back up your device.

To see the size of your next backup go to: Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud backup > {Your Device Name}

It will take a while to load but you'll see the current backup size and the next backup size.

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Sep 27, 2023 7:04 PM in response to Hilary1627

Probably because you don't have enough storage space in iCloud to back up your device.

To see the size of your next backup go to: Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud backup > {Your Device Name}

It will take a while to load but you'll see the current backup size and the next backup size.

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What should I do when I have over half my iCloud storage open but when I try to back up my phone it tells me I don’t have enough storage to back it up

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