HT4859 My iPhone 4 says I have 4.9 GB of my free 5 GB iCloud storage available. Yet when I try to back up to iCloud I get the message that his iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. What am I doing wrong??

My iPhone 4 says I have 4.9 GB of my free 5 GB iCloud storage available, but when I try to back up the phone to iCloud I get the message that I do not have enough storage to back up this device. What am I doing wrong??

Import them to your computer as discussed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083, then either delete them from your phone or exclude the camera roll from your iCloud backup by going to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage, tap the name of your phone under Backups, then turn Camera Roll to Off under Backup Options.
Also check Settings>General>Usage to see how much availble space is on your phone. If you have to delete apps in order to take photos, you may be out of space on your phone. If so, you need to delete something in order to create more space.

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I cant open my ipad because of this saying "Not enough storage - this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings."

i need help! my ipad is having a problem~ i cant open my ipad because of this saying "Not enough storage -> this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings." if i click the button close it wont close and if i click button settings it wont go to settings as well. What will i do? how can i fix it? here's the pic of it.. need your help anyone?

Hi jasmin,
Did you read what Demo wrote? He wasn't saying he had a problem. He was responding to the OP who had a problem, and was providing a solution. Follow what Demo said to do....
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GB

I got a message saying this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available but when i try to close it it didnt gone looks like it got hang

i got a message saying this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available but when i try to close it it didnt close its looks like get hang up

Try this now.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

TS3992 am facing a problem whereby my new iPad came up with a message saying that "Not enough storage: This iPad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storgae available......". In addition to that, I coulnt even press the " close" or " se

am facing a problem whereby my new iPad came up with a message saying that "Not enough storage: This iPad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storgae available......". In addition to that, I coulnt even press the " close" or " settings" that poped up with the message, and I couldnt use the iPad. It basically just stop functioning for the whole day, I couldnt turn it off either. T.T Does anyone have any idea what should i do??

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Hold Sleep and Home buttons until the iPad restarts, so the message won't appear after restarting it

I have a message that says "not enough storage " this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. My problem isd that I can not close this message so I cannot use the ipad. can anyone help?

i have a message that says "not enough storage space this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough cloud storage. The message will not close so I cannot use the ipad.

Have you tried a reset ? Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider if it appears), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

TS3992 I have been getting this message: "This iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available." However, the phone says that I still have 1.1 GB of available storage. Any suggestions?

I have been getting this message: "This iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available." However, the phone says that I still have 1.1 GB of available storage. Any suggestions?

Try doing a hard reset:
Press and hold both the Home button and the Sleep/wake button simultaneously for about 15 seconds and release when the Apple logo appears.
After that: go to Settings - iCloud - Storage and backup - turn off the iCloud backup
and backup with iTunes from now on
More info on backing up: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Or, if you prefer to keep backing up with iCloud, check out this article, it will help you understand how to manage the iCloud storage:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847

My ipad says : this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available . you can manage your storage in sttings ..... i dont understand .. i need you help me please

my ipad says : this ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available . you can manage your storage in sttings ..... i dont understand .. i need you help me please

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TS4009 what do you do when you can't get in your iphone because the window is stuck that says cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available and

My iphone is stuck on the window that says "Not enough storage This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage ........" but it won't let me choose "Close" or "Settings", can't slide to unlock it and can't turn it off. ???????

Reset it by holding the power and home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo, then release.

HT204022 This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. Can you help up delete some of our pictures that are backed up so that we can continue to back up the phone?

This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage. Can you help me take the pictures off the icloud since I backed them up on my pc and would like to continue to use the storage in icloud to back up with.

you are correct. We are not understanding each other. I am attempting to provide a model for good habits for the OP. You have provided only a short term brief intervention which leaves a gaping hole for data to get lost in.
At no point did I say that merely backing up the device without saving the camera roll pictures would delete them. Please stop inferring what you think I mean, you are confusing the issue. I said that doing so was SETTING UP the OP for data loss. This behavior encourages the OP to simply shut off their backup for their pictures. At no point did you instruct the OP to delete the old pictures from the device. The set up part is this... if they simply turn off the camera roll backup, and aren't implementing some form of management for the pictures on the device, then the pictures are only being actually saved, in a "permanent" manner when the OP backs up to itunes. That's all fine and good, but this also presumes that the OP will always do so on a regular basis, will never forget to do so even when there are a ton of new, very important pics to worry about.
My suggestion allows the OP to continue to use the automatic backup feature the way it was intended...automatically...for the information that has not yet been saved to the user's computer. The whole point here is that the OP can keep their pics AND still benefit from automatic backups without disabling the cameral roll from being backed up into the icloud.
Should this poster have walked into my fruit themed store, I would recommend that the OP do the following:
1. back up the pics to the computer (done)
2. REMOVE THE BACKED UP PICS FROM THE PHONE
3. Learn about and utilize PHOTOSTREAM (including its limitations like no videos, only 1000 pics and only for 30 days) to make backing up and saving the photos from the phone easy and simple
4. Explain how backup works and what it backs up
5. Reassure the OP that even if they haven't backed up to itunes lately or have not bothered to properly save their pictures using another device and PHOTOSTREAM, that their oversight won't be catastrophic in circumstances where failure to do either of these things and being met with tragedy, does not necessarily mean that the OP is SOL. The automatic backup is another line of defense against data loss and can save the OP's precious memories, TEMPORARILY, until they can be transferred to another device for "permanent" storage. Why disable a line of defense?
I see it all the time. Full icloud, camera roll turned off, device not backed up to itunes nor pics saved for weeks because they were too busy, didn't feel like it or were just plain lazy. Then, a wedding, birth, Halloween, Naughty time with the hubby, whatever it may be its an event with a LOT of pictures taken. Then, then next day or so, before the manual saves can happen, the device is damaged and needs to be replaced. There's no backup, nothing saved and the user loses ALL of the pics from the special event. IF they had properly managed their pics and only kept stuff on there that they really needed, deleted the rest after saving their pics elsewhere, and thus kept the backup size small enough to use, the backup would happen unattended overnight, and even though catastrophe still happens, all the pics from the big event are recovered on a new device using the iCloud backup.
Do you see the difference? I hope you do, and i hope so does the OP. I have a great deal of experience here, take advantage of it or not. Accept my help or be stubborn about it, Your choice. I am finished posting into this thread now. Take care and good luck with your data.

Have a 4S and in the lock screen it is coming up with a screen (Not Enough Storage - This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings) it then has option close or settings.....bu

I have a 4S and in the lock screen it is coming up with a screen (Not Enough Storage - This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings) it then has option close or settings.....but i am unable to click on either or turn off the phone. I have plugged it into itunes on the computer and manually backed it up but i cannot use my phone as i cant get past this message

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You might try a forced shutdown to begin with, hold down the top and home buttons together until the device shuts down, then restart it.

The following message appears when I try to turn on the iPad..."Not enough storage..this iPad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings." When I tap Close or Settings nothing happens

The following message appears when I try to turn on the iPad..."Not enough storage..this iPad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings." When I tap Close or Settings nothing happens

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I keep getting an error message that reads: Not enough storage This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. What does this mean? How do I fix it?

I keep getting an error message that reads: Not enough storage This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. What does this mean? How do I fix it?

Try doing a hard reset:
Press and hold both the Home button and the Sleep/wake button simultaneously for about 15 seconds and release when the Apple logo appears.
After that: go to Settings - iCloud - Storage and backup - turn off the iCloud backup
and backup with iTunes from now on
More info on backing up: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Or, if you prefer to keep backing up with iCloud, check out this article, it will help you understand how to manage the iCloud storage:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847

HT4847 We are novice users of an Ipad. current message is "not enough storage this Ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough Icloud storage available etc" there are two options "close" and "settings" but neither will respond and the screen goes

We are novice users of an Ipad. Have recently taken many video clips at a wedding. Ipad now displays message "Not enough storage this Ipad cannot be backed up because there is not enough Icloud storage available etc" Neither option "close" or "settings" will respond and the screen quickly goes blank. Any help would be welcome. Bob.

A reset may help. Tap and hold the Home button and the On/Off button at the same time for approximately 10-15 seconds, until the Apple logo reappears. Release both buttons and await restart.

HT4859 My iPhone 4 says I have 4.9 GB of my free 5 GB iCloud storage available. Yet when I try to back up to iCloud I get the message that his iPhone cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. What am I doing wrong??

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