What is taking up my iCloud storage

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What is taking up my iCloud storage

I am currently running out of storage space on iCloud and don't understand what is taking up all my space. I am only backing up one device, a iPhone 5. It's backup is the yellow portion of the bar (1.95GB). The little orange sliver at the right side of the bar is mail backup (44MB). That all makes sense. However, what is the green "Docs" part which takes up the bulk of my storage space (2.33GB)? What's in there? How do I select what's stored there? How do I reduce it's size?

iPhone 5, iOS 8.1.3, null

Posted on Mar 14, 2015 5:00 PM

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tmaag

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Mar 14, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Pattersoncr

Try this

Manage your iCloud storage

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204247

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Pattersoncr Author

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Mar 15, 2015 5:24 AM in response to tmaag

Thanks but that doesn't answer my question since it doesn't explain the mysterious "Docs" that's taking up the bulk of the storage space.

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ChitlinsCC

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Mar 15, 2015 6:23 AM in response to Pattersoncr

iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview

https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/documents/

https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/storage/

https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/icloud-drive/

How to free up iCloud storage by deleting unwanted files > http://www.icreatemagazine.com/tips/how-to-free-up-icloud-storage-by-deleting-un wanted-files/

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Pattersoncr Author

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Mar 15, 2015 7:50 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

Thanks but none of these explain what "Docs" is. It's not mail, it's not photos, it's not the backup from my phone. I can't figure out what it is and it's taking up most of my storage.

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ChitlinsCC

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Mar 15, 2015 8:15 AM in response to Pattersoncr

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=what+documents+are+stored+on+iclou d

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=what+are+docs+shown+on+icloud+usag e+graph

I don't have icloud, or need it, or want it -

As the screenshot you posted is removed because it had personal info on it, no one can refer to it. If you would, do it a gain and redact the personal info so someone who might know can help you.

If you cannot find the info you want from all the Apple resources (you CAN click around in almost all those pages), OR from the 3rd party articles from Google, then Apple must not want you to know.

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Pattersoncr Author

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Mar 15, 2015 4:50 PM in response to Pattersoncr

I need help with the green "Docs" portion of the bar.

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ChitlinsCC

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Mar 15, 2015 5:26 PM in response to Pattersoncr

out of curiosity - as I am naive about this interface, but familiar with many others - what do these buttons do?

< next to yours usage graph > ? sound Promising ?

< "Account details..."

What about ...

??

In another thread, the images and discussion about iCloud Drive seem to indicate it is like a regular "Cloud" interface... Folders, subFolders, files... just like a normal cloud

In

iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview

When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5 GB of free storage. Your iCloud

storage is used for

iCloud Backup,

iCloud Drive,

iCloud Photo Library beta,

app data and

>> documents << stored in iCloud, and iCloud Mail (your @icloud.com email account).

At the end of the doc, it says

Your iOS device backup only includes data and settings stored on your device.

It doesn’t include data already stored in iCloud, for example contacts, calendars, bookmarks, mail messages, notes, shared photo albums, iCloud Photo Library beta, My Photo Stream, and documents you save in iCloud using iOS apps and Mac apps.

Last Modified: Feb 3, 2015

this last sentence seems to indicate that the laundry list is describing this...