iCloud storage vs iPhone storage

Why does it show that I have used basically all my iCloud storage but still have a lot of iPhone storage left. Shouldn’t my data in iCloud be a reflection of what is on my phone? I looked in iCloud settings and my older phones aren’t listed there so it can’t be counting that?!

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 24, 2023 12:08 AM

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Dec 24, 2023 12:19 AM in response to Apple1703

One set of data is stored on your device and the other - and different - set is not.

Apple explains it better in What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support

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