icloud drive toolbar where is the delete

I am trying to delete apps that are taking up room.


I searched the help files and it to simply to highlight the app and delete it. There is no such button or trashcan on my toolbar.


Can someone please help a newbie?

Windows Vista

Posted on Oct 4, 2014 2:49 PM

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Oct 7, 2014 7:47 AM in response to jm5mc5

Hello there, jm5mc5.


The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great information in regards to deleting content from your iCloud Drive:


Manage your iCloud storage

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847

iCloud Drive

You can manage which files are stored in iCloud Drive from your Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

iOS

You can use these steps to manage your files from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

  1. Tap Settings > iCloud.
    • If you're using iOS 8, tap Storage > Manage Storage > iCloud Drive.
    • If you're using an earlier version of iOS, tap Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage.
  2. Tap the name of the app that's using iCloud Drive.
  3. The individual files in that app will appear. You can either swipe left or click the Edit button to remove files.

Windows

On a PC using Windows 7 or later, you can manage your iCloud Drive files using Windows Explorer. Use these steps to add an iCloud Drive folder to Windows Explorer:

  1. Download and install iCloud for Windows 4.0.
  2. Sign in with your Apple ID.
  3. Enable iCloud Drive.

iCloud.com

You can manage your files from the iCloud Drive app at iCloud.com. Sign in to iCloud.com, click the iCloud Drive app, select the files that you want to delete, then click the Trash icon.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.


Cheers,

Pedro.

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