iCloud backup hidden or phantom space

I have a recent problem with iCloud which has only become

apparent since upgrading to iOS 9.0

ICloud on the PC and iOS devices is constantly telling me I'm out of space,

which I believe I shouldn't be.

When I go into management I see the following, 3.45 GB of Backups:

When I try to edit (delete some) this I can only see one backups of 1.2 GB:

That leaves 2.25 GB which I can't see ?

I have an iPhone and iPad connected to this account.

I have tried turning off the backup on both devices.

I have tried manually deleting the backup noted but the 2.25 GB still won't recover

Any suggestions other than buy more space?

iCloud-OTHER, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 22, 2015 2:42 AM

19 replies

Sep 25, 2015 12:26 AM in response to yu99

Hi yu99

Mine unfortunately is still showing the same hidden space 😟

I've had a go at the 9.0.1 update to see if that might solve it

Cheers tho for the update.

Sep 27, 2015 3:04 PM in response to gmpjr

9.0.1 no change.

I've deleted all backups and the space still marked as used.

Arghh, so either buy more space or stop backups all together....

Oct 10, 2015 2:32 PM in response to SamSolomon

Ok so tried the no backup for any device for a week or so. No luck

I'm now trying backup / backup / backup to see if that works

Will let you know if I have any luck with it.

Zizania

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2015 7:55 PM in response to SamSolomon

I tried this approach and it worked.....it took three weeks. The 2GB I had that was trapped in a phantom backup has now been freed.

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