Does anyone have the issue that in Storage & Backup, where it says, "Backup Size" the backup size is ALWAYS = 2GB, even though "Next Backup Size" & my phone listed under "Backups" is listed as 3.8GB. Anyone else have this issue?
Its probably from past backups.
I believe that where it says "Backup Size", its referring to the last backup you did on your phone.
"next backup size" is greater because you increased the data on your phone since then.
I had it off on my phone but just turned it on to check.
It says Backup Size 0 bytes, and Next backup size 2.3GB.
Hope that clears up your problem
Edit: You can also just delete your old backup or overwrite the existing one to save space.
Thanks for the reply, but this has happened since the beginning. I used 3.2GB when I first switched to the 4S, but have gone up to 3.8 and since October it has said 2.0 and next backup size has always been larger.
you can uncheck some things to backup and see if it changes the next size. Otherwise, this could be because you do not have enought free space in iCloud storage (5gb for free then you have to pay). If that's the case, iCloud just won't backup, maybe you should backup on itunes, where the limit is the free space on the computer.
I still have this on my iPhone. Removing data does not make a difference.
I have 25 GB total on my iCloud and using only about 6. The extra space is due to the MobileMe switch. It has consistently stayed at 2 GB for me since I first started using iCloud backup, adding and deleting programs, data, pictures, video, etc.
I do a manual backup of my Camera Roll photos just in case. If I lose the rest, it's not a huge deal.
If I start unchecking items and the total backup size drops below 2 GB, then the numbers start to match up. I have lots of items in "Photos," so turning that off and on is the easiest way to test this. It may just be a cosmetic problem, but still, I'm reluctant to trust iCloud Backups until I can figure this out, and therefore I may go back to iTunes for that reason. That system I trust.
I have 25 GB of iCloud storage as I was a former MobileMe member and got a free iCloud storage upgrade for a year. With both my iPhone and iPad backing up to iCloud, I still have over half my storage available.
That could be part of the problem. The MobileMe accounts to iCloud all didn't transfer properly. I'm also having email push issues with iCloud and it seems the users with the problem have transitioned from MobileMe to iCloud.
I'll consider opening a new email address, but I like my @mac address.
This issue has been fixed in 5.1. The backup size says the correct number, instead of consistently stating 2.0 GB.
I have this problem on my iPhone 4S and iPad 2. Both are running the latest iOS updates. It makes me reluctant to trust iCloud backups....
I'm a MobileMe upgrade too. I wonder if these problems could be related.
Anyone seeing these symptoms who did not upgrade from MobileMe to iCloud?
Backup Size always = 2.0 GB
