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I bought 50GB of storage and have been paying for it for a while. Apple keeps telling me my storage is full so I went to look and I’m only at 18.6 GB out of my 50GB. Why is it not letting me use the storage I’m paying for?
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iPhone 11
leandra1217 Said:
“Unable to use iCloud storage in iPhone even though I purchased extra I bought 50GB of storage and have been paying for it for a while. Apple keeps telling me my storage is full so I went to look and I’m only at 18.6 GB out of my 50GB. Why is it not letting me use the storage I’m paying for?“
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Clear Space Using my User Tips:
See if you need to clear lots of space. System resources may be using up too much services, making it overheat. Internal storage cannot be upgraded. It is what it is. So, the maximum internal storage capacity never increases, even if you upgraded your iCloud plan. Learn More here: What's the Difference Between Device Storage and iCloud Storage? Apple Support
So, what to do...
Clear Space, Using my User Tips:
leandra1217 Said:
“Unable to use iCloud storage in iPhone even though I purchased extra I bought 50GB of storage and have been paying for it for a while. Apple keeps telling me my storage is full so I went to look and I’m only at 18.6 GB out of my 50GB. Why is it not letting me use the storage I’m paying for?“
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Clear Space Using my User Tips:
See if you need to clear lots of space. System resources may be using up too much services, making it overheat. Internal storage cannot be upgraded. It is what it is. So, the maximum internal storage capacity never increases, even if you upgraded your iCloud plan. Learn More here: What's the Difference Between Device Storage and iCloud Storage? Apple Support
So, what to do...
Clear Space, Using my User Tips:
You can sync data such as photos to iCloud but they cannot be offloaded. To free space you’ll want to optimize photos storage (settings > photos) to keep originals in iCloud and lower res versions on your device. You may need to first delete files first to allow your device to sync to iCloud.
Apple tells you which storage is full, your device? Or, iCloud? When are you getting this message?
It says phone but how do I transfer everything to my ICLOUD to make room on my IPHONE storage?
Unable to use iCloud storage in iPhone even though I purchased extra
