HT4847 icloud storage issue!

I have very few apps that are "backed up" and not a part of the free back ups with the purchase of 5GB. How do I delete data so that I can free up space and not have to purchase additional storage? I don't understand why I am anywhere near 5GB???

You might want to check the size of your camera roll, as photos and videos attached to your text messages. They are all included in the backup and sometimes take up quite a bit of space.
This article may be helpful as it explains ways to manage and reduce your iCloud storage: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847.

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ICloud storage issue; Restoring iPhone calendar from iMac after accidental iCloud deletion

I set up iCloud to back up calendars and contacts and for find my phone. Initially, it seemed to work alright. Then I got messages on iPhone that there wasn't enough iCloud storage, even though the storage tab showed that I had used none of my iCloud storage at all. So I turned off iCloud/contacts. In iTunes I switched back from iCloud backup to backup from my iMac.
Later I got the same message about not enough room in iCloud even though only calendars involved. So I truned off iCloud/calendar on my iPhone and was given the choice of keeping the calendars from the iCloud or deleting them (a foolish choice without a failsafe!!!). I clumsily and mistakenly hit delete. My calendars have most recently been synced with my new iMac and appear on the iMac and should also be in TM. But right now there is no data in my iPhone calendar.
When i go to calendars within the iiphone calendar there is a check next to Calender under "from MY Mac" and no reference to iCloud. (There are no separate calendars for me, my wife, and joint. Does this mean somehow these calendars have been merged because of iCloud?)
I don't want to do another sync until I can make sure that the sync with the iMac will resotre the calendar(s) to the iPnone. How do I do this?
Do I have to do anything on the iMac before I try a sync?
How do I avoid these problems in the future? The only thing I really would like from iCloud is "find my phone". How do I keep that capability without backing up or su=yncing otherwise anything through iCloud?
Is iCloud still Beta?

Apple walked me through this and helped me revert to backing up on my iMac, using iCloud only for find my iPhone and iMac. The process, however, is not straightforward and what the respective mac and iPhone support people (yes, they have that kind of specialization) led me through was clearer, if somewhat convoluted, than any instructions on Apple's support or community pages.
Since my main concern was not losing my calendar and contacts information, the key was saving that, via export, to my desktop. Sorry I didn't write down all the other steps - but I see that as Apple's job. Back in the days of the IIC, Apple's manual was a model of clarity and completeness at the same time.
Bottom line is while my immediate concerns were resolved, the underlying iCloud storage issue was not. On my iPhone, I was being told that my attempts to backup to the iCloud failed because I didn't have enough storage, even though I determined almost none of my alloted space was used. This issue is not helped by the multiplicity of settings relating to iCloud, or the interfaces (such as the iCloud on the iMac through Mavericks) which present a screen of icons without additional information.
For my purposes, iCloud remains Beta.

HT4847 iCloud Storage Plans

Even though I have purchased 55GB iCloud storage plan and I have stored more than 13 GB on it, recently I can not store any more with a message stating that I have exceeded my free storage plan of 5GB!! My 50 GB storage plan is valid till April 2013.

If System Preferences>iCloud shows you as having the expected amount of usage you can just ignore the email. A lot of people have received similar ones when there isn't in fact an issue.

HT4847 Icloud storage

I am a Smow Leopard User. I use Icloud only for mail and currently my account only has 8 messages.
Why do I receive emails from ICLOUD telling me my Icloud storage is almost full?
HOw can this be possible? There are no attachments, I didn't by anything from the AppleStore.
Certainly I am very far from 5 GB.
As I also received this message in an another account where there are no messages at all I don't understand. Is it some kind of mistake from the server or a virus?
I am very upset with Apple Mail policy. I used to have 400GB with the MAC mail. and a few mail only accounts and 2 family accounts.
All this changed iwth this ICLOUD business stilll I dont use Lion nor Mountain Lion so I don't and never will use the other services Icloud provides.
Any hints?

Try contacting Apple or visit iCloud Support. It might just be a glitch with the email system.
Apple Phone: 1-800-MY-APPLE
iCloud Support: http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/

HT4847 iCloud Storage still full even have emptied the Mail trash

Hi all.. I have problem with my iCloud Storage. I've deleted all the messages in Mail Application on iCloud.com and empty the trash also. But my iCloud storage still full, and the information from "Manage Storage", there are 4.2 GB data still on my Mail..
What should I do? please help..

Probably not. I have exactly the same problem. Had 2.1GB of Mail in storage. Deleted all mail from my Mail account.
Emptied trash.
No effect. still 2.1GB of Mail, which, together with 2.7 GB of other backups etc, means my iCloud storage is full.

HT4847 iCloud storage has been reduced to the free 5 GB

I got this Email from Icloud and my storage went down to 5GB, and I didn't request that, what should I do?
Dear Mohamed Harb,
As requested, your iCloud storage has been reduced to the free 5 GB plan effective today. You can continue using iCloud with your free storage for as long as you like, or purchase another upgrade at any time.

Contact Apple at Express Lane (select your country, navigate to iCloud help and enter the serial number of one of your devices)

Icloud storage issue/ icloud email

I just received 2 emails from 'icloud'. the first stated that my free 5GB of storage is almost full. The next then stated it was suspending my mail service unless i free up space or buy more....now here it is....when i go to icloud to manage storage it states i've 23.69gb free of 25gb available....can anybody explain whats happening?
thanks in advance

Go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage, swipe across your backup and tap Delete, then go back and turn iCloud Backup back on again.

HT4847 ICloud Storage Warning

I am confused. I checked my systems preferences and I have 24.26GB of 25GB available.
Yet I got a warning message that my ICloud storage is full.
What the heck does this email mean?

Thanks for this reassurance.
I just got three e-mails in a row telling me 1. My icloud storage was almost followed by 2. My icloud storage is full I will no longer recieve e-mail.
Checked I can still send e-mail to my icloud account (few), and my account is a 25 GB account and reporting over 10 GB free.
I note that if you add in my photostream (about 10 GB) then I would be right on that limit, and wonder if there is a bug in the system that every now and then alerts users because their total usage is near the size limit.
As long as it is only an alert I am ok - if it actually does start rejecting mail, then it will be time for me to move on, which is sad since it has been really reliable for me to date.

HT4847 Icloud storage reset value on icloud-emails

I have deleted all my icloud emails sucessfully including the trash can (about 3 GB). However, in settings @ "manage storage" it didn't reset the Mail storage value, consecuently I cannot add files to the icloud. What may be wrong here?

You can go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage, and select the backup of the old device. This will give you a breakdown of how much storage each individual app takes up but you can't see what exactly is backed up.

ICloud storage issues?

My iPhone 5 is backed up to iCloud, and is the only device using the iCloud accound. Recently, my iCloud account ran out of the 5 GB provided from Apple. There is definitely something wrong with the way it is totaling my data. The camera roll is easily the highest use of space on the phone, but only takes up 500 MB on the phone. I don't even have an excess of apps that are clogging the storage. Are there any ways to reset the count without losing anything? Because this is definitely wrong. Any solutions at all?

It helps to know what is being backed up to iCloud.
Go to settings
iCloud
Storage and backup
Manage storage
Show all apps
Apps are listed in order to most, to least storage.
Consider moving all photos to Dropbox. You can retrieve photos at any time.
Turn off switches for apps you don't use all the time. It will delete backup data from the cloud.
Once you are under 5 GB you should be able to backup.

HT4847 iCloud storage help!

Hi, I have a iPod touch and a notice keeps coming up saying this device needs to be backed up so I go to back it up and it then says not enough storage so I go to manage storage and I don't completely understand what to do from there I deleted most of my apps and emails and photos but it still won't back up.
what do I do?

Try deleting your last backup by turning off iCloud Backup in Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage, swipe across your backup and tap Delete, then go back and turn iCloud Backup back on again. Also delete any backups from other devices (if you have any) that you no longer need.

HT4847 iCloud storage plan that I bought last month is gone when my Apple ID has been changed

I just bought iCloud storage 20GB by using my the old Apple ID and then I just swapt my Apple ID from the old to the new one so my iCloud storage is gone.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
When your account becomes disabled, Apple provides the following recommendation:
"This message means that someone tried and failed to sign in to your account multiple times. The Apple ID system disables the account to prevent unauthorized people from gaining access to your information. You need to reset your password, following the instructions at the Apple ID website".
Visit iForgot.com and follow the instructions there.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another account, when you delete your account, all the data that is synced with iCloud will also be deleted from the device (but not from iCloud), but will be synced back to your device when you login again.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > store, scroll down and tap your ID)
If that doesn't help you might try contacting Apple through iTunes Store Support

HT4847 iCloud storage and backup is full

I just received a message saying my iPhone storage is full and in order to open up some space I need to follow these instructions.
Go to settings, tap" iCloud" and then tap "storage and backup".
I have not upgraded my phone past 4.3 because of problems my husband experienced when he did, so I don't necessarily want to.
How do I get around it as these "tap" items are not on my phone to select.
thank you
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If you have an email account (@me.com, @mac.com, or @icloud.com) then you have an icloud account. One thing to check is whether your emails is filling up all your storage. Log into icloud.com with a computer browser (assuming you do have an icloud account) and check what you have stored.
If you don't have your device connected to icloud, check Settings>General>Usage to see how much of the device's storage is being used up.

HT4847 iCloud storage access

I downloaded a video series from iTunes but don't have enough storage for the complete series to download to my iPad. There is 25GB of storage in iCloud but I don't know how to access it. Help?

You can't store your purchased videos in your personal iCloud account.
Some purchased media is availble for redownload from the iTunes store (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519) if available in your country (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085). If this isn't available, you'll have to store it in your iTunes library and sync it to your iPad when you have sufficient space.

ICloud storage issue

I received an email from Apple yesterday that I have used up my 5GB of free storage. I checked in Settings > iCloud > Manage Storage and it says I have 4GB available. Isn't that supposed to be an accurate indication of how much storage I've used? Should I be looking somewhere else?
Thanks

Apple will send out emails when it calculates your allocation is close to or has been used up. This can occur even when for example, you have initiated a backup but not completed it, the email is sent when the space to be used is calculated.
The best way to manage your allocation is to use system preferences > iCloud > manage, on your Mac or settings > iCloud > backup & storage > manage , on your mobile device. From here you can view how much of your allocated space is in use and what for, as well as removing any unwanted data.

HT4847 icloud storage issue!

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