WhatsApp keep said I not enough space to backup, but I got more than it mention ?

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WhatsApp keep said I not enough space to backup, but I got more than it mention ?

I have an iPhone 6s Plus, with 64GB. I am paying for 50 GB a month on iCloud, of which I have 48GB available.

I am trying to backup and then delete Whatsapp in order to make more room on my phone but I am getting an error message that says "Not Enough iPhone Storage. Free up 2.1 GB of storage space on your iPhone to back up your chats."

This is frustrating - why am I paying for extra room on iCloud if I need more room on my iPhone in order to use it?

Posted on Jun 2, 2018 8:21 AM

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Ronfoox

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Aug 28, 2018 2:17 PM in response to Stevelee108

I have the same issue i have my iCloud storage family share 2tb only using 200gb and have my iphone x 256gb which i have 175gb FREE how TF i need to free space to back up whatsapp 🏼♂ 🏼♂ 🏼♂ 🏼♂ 🏼♂ 🏼♂

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LarryHN

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Jun 2, 2018 11:06 AM in response to Codyyap

because you want additional iCloud storage - iCloud storage has nothing to do with your local iPhone storage, two totally different things and you can only increase local storage by purchasing a new phone - in some cases you can use iCloud to hold originals and keep smaller optimized version on you phone to save storage - this article explains more and has links to Apple support pages for many services to learn even more - iCloud Deconstructed

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