Sudden storage use spike

I have just noticed a sudden increase in storage usage on my ipad 3 from around 7 to 13 gb (16 gb device). Any ideas why this might be and what to do? I have ios 7.1

adrianintheuk wrote:
I am using about 29% of my 50Gb allowance and have my desktop computer and my laptop PC backing up to the service. The desktop is fine but on the laptop, although it does seem to be backing up files, I am getting a message which says "100% storage use - total use 0kb of 0Kb". Can anyone please explain why this is and whether it is a cause for concern?
Thank you!
You have probably selected too many files for backup on the laptop.
Auto-backup checks to see if there is enough room, before it starts to backup, otherwise it gives the error message.
Try selecting just a couple of files to start with, just to make sure it is working.
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