How to stop 'your iCloud is full' spam from Apple

Apple sends that when you try to use more iCloud storage than you have, and the operation fails.

The onus is on you to stop trying to use more storage than you’ve subscribed.

That can mean disabling the iCloud backups or use of iCloud mail or iCloud Messages or whatever else, or purchasing more storage.

Or configure your mailer to delete the warning messages on arrival, and ignore the problem until later.

Here is how to: Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

Jlong1961 wrote:

Has anyone figured out how to stop APPLE from spamming me with the annoying "your icloud is full" sales pitch???

[Edited by Moderator]

Are you sure it is Apple? There is a massive phishing scam going around where the spammer tells you that you need to buy more iCloud space. It is just a trick to get you to give them your Apple ID and password so they can hold your iPhone for ransom.

Here’s a simple test:

• Open Settings
• Do you see your name at the top? If you don’t you aren’t using iCloud
• If you do see your name tap on it.
• Tap on iCloud
• Tap on Storage
• It will show you everything that is using iCloud storage, and how much each item is using
• Turn off syncing for any content you don’t want on iCloud.

Jlong1961 wrote:

Its not just the mailer. The notification appears on the device itself. I am not currently backing up to Icloud so I should not be receiving any messages.

iCloud backups are but one (large) user of iCloud Storage, and there are others as was included in the linked article. Mail and Messages were mentioned. Photos and videos can use storage, too.

What gets used where: Settings > Tap your name at the top > iCloud > Saved to iCloud

Again, here is how to: Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

As a longer-term alternative to what is clearly frustrating, may I suggest replacing your iPhone with a feature phone, as that might be better suited to your situation and no-hosted-storage preferences? Because an iPhone is always going to want to use some and offer to use iCloud storage. Not much, but some storage. Or lots of storage, depending on the configuration and needs.

On your iPhone open Settings then tap on your name at the top. Click on iCloud and the top it should say "Storage" and show you've used x of yGB. What are x and y in your case? Once we know that we might be able to help.

You should also confirm that iCloud backup is off (a bit further down the page)

Do you use iCloud backup? If you are and your iCloud Storage is full, it's not spam, it's letting you know you need to increase your storage plan. If you're not using iCloud, I hope you are at least backing your phone up to iTunes. Without backups, you can lose your data if something goes wrong.

Jlong1961 wrote:

Has anyone figured out how to stop APPLE from spamming me with the annoying "your icloud is full" sales pitch???

Buy enough iCloud space.

Please follow this path,

iPhone > Settings > Apple Account/iCloud (your name at top of screen) > iCloud > please take a screenshot showing your storage and what you’re using it for

Here’s mine,

I have Icloud backup disabled. Check your facts before answering. I STILL get the notifications. READING is your friend.

READ AGAIN:

But you are using STILL using iCloud, probably in mail, photos and other synch services, irrelevant of whether you are backing up or not. You don't have to do that. Turn off iCloud COMPLETELY...delete the data from iCloud, and you won't be bothered.

iCloud consists of more than just backups.

If you don’t want to use it at all, then sign out of icloud.

This isn’t rocket science.

Jlong1961 wrote:

I have Icloud backup disabled. Check your facts before answering. I STILL get the notifications. READING is your friend.

OK, you have backup to iCloud disabled. But have you turned off EVERY switch in iCloud so you are NOT syncing ANY data with iCloud. If no, then you'll continue to get these reminders because as you continue to sync data with iCloud, if you are out of memory, your sync won't complete and you get the reminder.

So, what does it say at the top of the iCloud settings page? Does it say 0GB of 5GB used? I'd like to help, but if you won't give me the information then I can't.

What part of “sign out of icloud” was unclear?

I didn’t say turn the options off, I said sign out.

You have already filled it up. Simply turning things off won’t magically free up the space.

Why won't you post a screenshot showing your iCloud usage? Once you've done that then you might get some help.