Deleted files still taking up iCloud drive space

icloud drive says Your most recently accessed files are downloaded to this device for quick access. The original files remain safely stored in iCloud.. But i deleted it from the icloud drive and on my phone and it still shows 54GB, what should i do?



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Posted on Apr 8, 2024 11:37 AM

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Apr 9, 2024 10:13 PM in response to dmoss22

dmoss22 Said:

"Deleted files still taking up iCloud drive space: icloud drive says Your most recently accessed files are downloaded to this device for quick access. The original files remain safely stored in iCloud.. But i deleted it from the icloud drive and on my phone and it still shows 54GB, what should i do?"

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Deleted files still taking up iCloud drive space

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