I need to give my son more storage on the family iCloud plan so he can backup his phone.

My kids are on my iCloud Family plan, and I have 1TB of storage, but my son is limited to only 50GB of storage. The other kids have more. I want to increase the amount he is allowed to use, but have been able to locate the settings section that allows me to do that.

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Feb 1, 2024 11:32 AM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2024 11:48 AM

If you have a 1TB and he is limited to 50GB then it sounds like he has his own plan. Normally if you are part of a family plan you can use as much as you want until everybody in the family had reached the joint limit. If this is the case, have him cancel his plan.


Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support

"If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time."


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Feb 1, 2024 11:48 AM in response to dadwyermd

If you have a 1TB and he is limited to 50GB then it sounds like he has his own plan. Normally if you are part of a family plan you can use as much as you want until everybody in the family had reached the joint limit. If this is the case, have him cancel his plan.


Share iCloud+ with your family - Apple Support

"If a family member is already paying for their own iCloud+ plan, they can choose to switch to your plan or keep their own and still remain part of the family. When they switch to the shared family plan, they get a refund for the remainder of their personal plan. They can't keep their current plan and use the shared family plan at the same time."


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I need to give my son more storage on the family iCloud plan so he can backup his phone.

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