belso
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Q: How do I delete unneeded stuff on my secondary iCloud account

Hi,

 

my primary iCloud account is: myname@icloud.com

i don't want to modify anything from it, and i wish to keep the supplementary storage i purchased, right.

 

my secondary iCloud account is a former MobileMe account: smithfamily@mac.com

I'm using it ONLY for:

- my purchases on the MAS and iTunes Store

- the related emails

 

However Apple tells me that my present storage volume is 6.2GB

So my question: how do i delete all the stuff i don't need on my secondary iCloud account "smithfamily@mac.com"?

 

Note: i've checked out Apple's page about it but it doesn't help me.(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5527?viewlocale=en)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5527?viewlocale=en)

Thanks.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), april 2012 8GB RAM

Posted on Aug 29, 2013 6:14 AM

by pvonk,Solvedanswer
pvonk pvonk
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A:

Pictures are only saved in icloud via iDevice backups.  But a secondary account does not perform backups to itself.  In fact, secondary accounts store very little beyond the Apple data.

 

So the problem is old data from when you used the now secondary account as a primary account  To delte backups and other data from a device, the only thing I can suggest is to disconnect the device from the current icloud account and log into the secondary account (as a primary account) and begin deleting data.

 

Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account.  This disconnects from icloud and deletes Apple data on the device only, not on icloud.  Then log in using the secondary account.  Delete stuff.  Then repeat the process for disconnecting from that account and log back in to the new account.  The Apple data from that account will then re download..

Posted on Aug 29, 2013 8:53 AM

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  • by pvonk,Helpful

    pvonk pvonk Aug 29, 2013 8:15 AM in response to belso
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    Aug 29, 2013 8:15 AM in response to belso

    The purchases on the MAS and itunes store do not take up any space in the (secondary) icloud account.

     

    The related emails in that account - how many can there be?  I don't understand why you need to delete data from the secondary account, since from your description, you can't possibly be using that much space.

     

    But, if you want to check and delete some stuff, you could always use a computer's browser and log into icloud.com using that secondary account's ID/password.  Then look at the pages to see what data you have.  Delete what you don't want.

  • by belso,

    belso belso Aug 29, 2013 8:27 AM in response to pvonk
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    Aug 29, 2013 8:27 AM in response to pvonk

    hi Pvonk,

     

    thanks for your help.

     

    please find the answers to your questions below:

    • my actual secondary account used to be my main and unique Apple/iCloud/MobileMe account. when i did the switch to my new iCloud account i made sure everything got saved into it.
    • i logged into icloud.com with my secondary account but apart from emails, calendars and notes, i don't see how i could possibly delete pictures or other stuff from there (i suspect pictures and iOs-synced stuff must take some space...)?

  • by pvonk,Solvedanswer

    pvonk pvonk Aug 29, 2013 8:53 AM in response to belso
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    Aug 29, 2013 8:53 AM in response to belso

    Pictures are only saved in icloud via iDevice backups.  But a secondary account does not perform backups to itself.  In fact, secondary accounts store very little beyond the Apple data.

     

    So the problem is old data from when you used the now secondary account as a primary account  To delte backups and other data from a device, the only thing I can suggest is to disconnect the device from the current icloud account and log into the secondary account (as a primary account) and begin deleting data.

     

    Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account.  This disconnects from icloud and deletes Apple data on the device only, not on icloud.  Then log in using the secondary account.  Delete stuff.  Then repeat the process for disconnecting from that account and log back in to the new account.  The Apple data from that account will then re download..

  • by belso,

    belso belso Aug 29, 2013 12:51 PM in response to pvonk
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    Aug 29, 2013 12:51 PM in response to pvonk

    Hi again Pvonk,

     

    Thank you very much for your help

     

    I've now removed all the unnecessary storage on my secondary iCloud account.

     

    Have a nice day.