when i plug my iphone 5 into the charger, it should back up, but it's not, because, rather than overwriting previous backups, it is saving each backup as a separate version, and has eaten all of my storage space. I want to set it up so that each successive backup overwrites the previous. can i do that? and how can i do that. i'm kind of tech stupid, so the directions have to be understandable for a 5 year old. thanks!
iPhone 5, iOS 9.3.3
jilerooo2 wrote:
when i plug my iphone 5 into the charger, it should back up, but it's not, because, rather than overwriting previous backups, it is saving each backup as a separate version, and has eaten all of my storage space. I want to set it up so that each successive backup overwrites the previous. can i do that? and how can i do that. i'm kind of tech stupid, so the directions have to be understandable for a 5 year old. thanks!
When you backup to icloud it keeps the 3 latest backups. You would need to manually delete the backups you don't want.
iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview
When you backup to iTunes it overwrites the last backup and keeps only one backup.
Thanks razmee209, that was informative. And, ahem, how do I do it? I'd like to cancel all previous backups and start fresh. Thanks again!
Hi
To delete iCloud backups of your iPhone and to manage your iCloud storage (more generally), follow the steps here:
my iphone 5 won't back up.
