"Your iCloud storage is almost full"

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"Your iCloud storage is almost full"

This is doing my head in! I have 50 Gb of storage on iCloud but apparently there is only 64Mb left - yet when I log in to icloud.com there is almost nothing there other than a few iPhone photos. I have turned off every sync, link, drive etc. etc. I can find on all my devices so that nothing more gets uploaded. So my question is:

1. Where is this 49Gb of data?

2. How do I delete data from iCloud?

3. How do I stop getting these constant reminder emails about lack of storage?

4. Why can't Apple produce a simple video guide for numptys like me to explain how iCloud works?

Looking at various forums, loads of people have asked similar questions but none have received a satisfactory answer!

Thank you,

Adrian van der Lee.

Posted on May 21, 2018 4:44 AM

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Answer 1

léonie

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May 21, 2018 5:10 AM in response to ado100

Adrian,

what are you seeing on your Mac in the system preferences > iCloud, when you click the "Mange" button?

That should give you a list, what is using the storage. what does it show? If there is any application listed with a lot of storage used, click it to manage the documents.

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Answer 2

ado100 Author

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May 21, 2018 7:56 AM in response to léonie

Hi Leonie,

I see this:

It appears that ‘other documents’ is using the bulk of my storage - no idea what or where that is - there is nothing in any folder anywhere close to that size when I look iniCloud.com What is ‘other documents’?

Thanks,

Adrian.

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Answer 3

tygb

Level 9

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May 21, 2018 7:43 AM in response to ado100

See some articles Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

Optimize storage space in System Information on Mac - Apple Support

How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Free up storage space for email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 4

Eric Root

Level 10

684,573 points

May 21, 2018 9:59 AM in response to ado100

Other people have posted similar problems and after contacting iCloud support, found it was a server problem. iCloud support reset everything. You may have to politely ask for a level 2 person.

You may have to try twice.

iCloud Support

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Answer 5

ado100 Author

Level 1

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May 22, 2018 2:07 AM in response to Eric Root

Hi Eric - sorry, your message is a bit too cryptic for me, what do you mean by "you may have to politely ask for a level 2 person". Surely it's a simple thing for someone to explain to me (and thousands of others it would appear) how to access data stored in their account?

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Answer 6

Eric Root

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May 22, 2018 12:47 PM in response to ado100

Try calling iCloud Support. If the initial person you talk to can't/won't help, ask to speak to the next higher level of support, which is level 2. There are several levels of support and the higher you go, the more experience they have.

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Answer 7

ado100 Author

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May 23, 2018 1:51 PM in response to léonie

Hi Leonie,

I see this:

It appears that ‘other documents’ is using the bulk of my storage - no idea what that is - there is nothing in the documents folder anywhere close to that size when I look in iCloud.com <http://icloud.com/> What is ‘other documents’?

Thanks,

Adrian.

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