MccoQy
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Q: iBooks message - iCloud storage full (but isn't)

Hi,

 

I turned on iCloud sync for iBooks after upgrading to OS X 10.11.4. Now I get a message that sync is not possible as my iCloud storage is full. But I have a 1TB plan with 650 GB of free space left.

 

I assume that it is a problem as I have two accounts:

1) The iTunes Store account (myname@mydomain.com), which is older than iCloud is

2) The iCloud account (myname@icloud.com) which has the storage (650 GB space left)

 

In iBooks I am logged in to my store account (1), which is necessary to buy content. Maybe iBooks tries to sync with this account? Can I setup iBooks to use my storage from my iCloud account (2)?

 

I am still very confused with all my accounts (actually there are 2 more accounts due to some reasons). There is still no possibility to merge all accounts into one?

 

Thanks for any input!

Posted on Apr 4, 2016 10:59 PM

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  • by viewpnt,

    viewpnt viewpnt Apr 15, 2016 4:34 PM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 15, 2016 4:34 PM in response to MccoQy

    Same problem here, the only difference is that I just have one iCloud account, with 4 GB left, but iBooks keeps telling me "iCloud storage is full"

  • by liul85,

    liul85 liul85 Apr 16, 2016 7:35 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    iBooks
    Apr 16, 2016 7:35 AM in response to MccoQy

    Same problem for me, the storage for my account is 4.11G, and iBooks told me the storage is full.

  • by ThePrisoner,

    ThePrisoner ThePrisoner Apr 17, 2016 1:37 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 17, 2016 1:37 AM in response to MccoQy

    Same problem here. 20GB of free space and iBooks is complaining.

  • by richo86,

    richo86 richo86 Apr 29, 2016 6:36 PM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 29, 2016 6:36 PM in response to MccoQy

    Same 171GB free space... so why am i paying for storage that can be used when i actually need to.

  • by wuuemm,

    wuuemm wuuemm Apr 30, 2016 6:47 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    iBooks
    Apr 30, 2016 6:47 AM in response to MccoQy

    Same problem. I'v read somewhere in another thread sometimes, but not always, restart may help. So, it seems to be a bug.

  • by P. Phillips,

    P. Phillips P. Phillips May 19, 2016 1:05 PM in response to wuuemm
    Level 2 (168 points)
    May 19, 2016 1:05 PM in response to wuuemm

    Same issue here running 10.11.5 and 4.38 GB free on iCloud.

  • by mjs22,

    mjs22 mjs22 May 21, 2016 11:46 PM in response to P. Phillips
    Level 1 (12 points)
    iTunes
    May 21, 2016 11:46 PM in response to P. Phillips

    Same issue here, restarting didn't help.  137GB free on iCloud and iBooks still complains that I'm out of space and need to upgrade.

  • by yakein,

    yakein yakein May 24, 2016 7:22 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    May 24, 2016 7:22 AM in response to MccoQy

    same issue here 5 GB free on iCloud. and I need to upload only less than 30 M !!!

  • by Zen-C,

    Zen-C Zen-C Jun 4, 2016 7:49 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Jun 4, 2016 7:49 AM in response to MccoQy

    I get the same message, 100Gb free, but iBooks prompts me to upgrade due to lack of space.

  • by h4ndcrafted,

    h4ndcrafted h4ndcrafted Jun 12, 2016 2:43 PM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (19 points)
    iBooks
    Jun 12, 2016 2:43 PM in response to MccoQy

    Same here about 4gb left says I need to delete books and now is loading them to library/yadayada/documents/books/ibooks (sorry can't remember exact path now)

     

    I wonder if only a certain amount is allocated for your own books ? I have a bunch of pdfs and manuals, only have a few bought books. Come on Apple, I don't want to have to use dropbox for eveything.

  • by ujay68,Helpful

    ujay68 ujay68 Jun 18, 2016 1:36 PM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (9 points)
    iBooks
    Jun 18, 2016 1:36 PM in response to MccoQy

    Similar issue for me: I have one iCloud account, used on a MacBook Pro and an iPad, with iBooks sync switched on, and not much else. When I try to add a 7 MB PDF to iBooks on the MacBook, iBooks says my iCloud store is full. When I go to System Preferences → iCloud → Manage … → iBooks, it says I'm using ~170 MB for iBooks and the available iCloud space is ~3.5 GB. When I delete the PDF from iBooks on the MacBook, send it to the iPad by e-mail, and copy it to the iBooks library there, it uploads to iCloud from the iPad without problems and then syncs to the MacBook. Obviously an issue with iBooks on OS X.

  • by solomani,

    solomani solomani Jun 20, 2016 6:34 PM in response to ujay68
    Level 1 (32 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 20, 2016 6:34 PM in response to ujay68

    Identical problem as everyone else and confirm what MccoQy said - seems to work from from iOS devices but not OSX..  bug it seems.

  • by HerrRobot,

    HerrRobot HerrRobot Aug 5, 2016 3:29 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Aug 5, 2016 3:29 AM in response to MccoQy

    I have the same issue, ~41 GB of free space. Please fix this apple.

  • by brad.ward,

    brad.ward brad.ward Aug 5, 2016 11:43 AM in response to MccoQy
    Level 1 (4 points)
    iBooks
    Aug 5, 2016 11:43 AM in response to MccoQy

    I am experiencing the same problem. I planned to move all of my PDFs from GoodReader to iBooks (both use my iCloud account for storage), and it says that I am out of space. I have the 200 GB plan with 176 GB free. Does Apple have a cap on how much iBooks can hold? If so, why? I thought that Apple had folks that answered these forums? The last thing I want to do is wait in line for an hour at an Apple store to talk with someone who has no idea (which, sadly has become the case most times). I have been a loyal Apple user since 1997 but sadly, "the times, they are a changin'."

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