Why is my phone not backing up in iCloud saying not enough storage. What do I do

Why is my iPhone 5 saying I don't have enough iCloud storage to backup. I have deleted and changed things. Help?

If you have a new iphone, icloud has probably made a backup of your previous iphones. I had the same problem yesterday when backing up my new iphone. Just delete the backup of your previous iphones (if that's the case ofcourse) and it should be fine.

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Why is my phone only backing up to icloud every 24 hours?

I have noticed recently that my phone only backs up to icloud about every 24 hours, regardless of when I have it plugged in and locked. For the last several weeks, it is backing up about 3 minutes later than it backed up the day before. This is getting to be a problem because it has reached the point that I am sometimes awake and needing to use my phone at the time it wants to back up. The last time this happened, the last backup showed as being "Unavailable" When this happens I can still run a manual backup, so it's not a huge problem, just strange since it used to backup within a few minutes of plugging it in. Any ideas?

Not sure what to tell you. Per Apple:
Once you have enabled Backup on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in Settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage, it will run on a daily basis...
See: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859
Perhaps what you were seeing before was an attempt to complete a backup that was interrupted before it finished.

Can't back up to iCloud & I have enough storage

On my iPhone 5, trying to do a backup to the iCloud. I've already backed my iPhone up to my iTunes on my laptop, but my iPhone won't back up to the iCloud and I have enough storage, which I just bought (10 GB + the free 5GB = 15 GB of iCloud storage for $20/year). All it does is freeze at "Estimating time remaining..." then it says "the backup could not be completed" after about 10-15 minutes.
Here are my storage stats on my phone any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Settings>iCloud>>Storage & Backup>
Total Storage: 15.0 GB
Available: 9.9 GB
>Manage Storage
Backups = 5.1 GB
iPhone = 4.9 GB
iPad = 183.2 MB
Documents & Data = 334.8 KB
Mail = 2 MB
Why won't it back up when I have 9.9 GB of storage available?? My iPad is usually virtually no space....

This may be caused by a corrupt existing backup that needs to be deleted, or by data on your device that is causing the backup to fail. To troubleshoot these, try deleting your last iCloud backup (if you have one) 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 and try backing up again.
If it still won't back up, you may have an app or something in your camera roll that is causing the backup to fail. To locate which one, go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage, tap the name of your device under Backups, under Backup Options tap Show All Apps, then turn them all to Off (including camera roll) and try backing up again. If the backup is successful, then the camera roll and/or one of your apps is causing the backup to fail and you'll have to located by process of elimination. Turn the camera roll On and try backing up again. If it succeeds, turn some of your apps to On and try backing up again. If it succeeds again, turn some more apps to On then try again; repeat this process until it fails. Eventually you'll be able to locate the problem app and exclude it from your backup.

My ipad is completely frozen! It is new and it froze at not enough storage?

My Ipad completely froze! It is new and it froze at not enough storage what do I do now?

Hold the Home and the lock button for about 10 seconds (till the phone closes) then release home button.It should reboot and work fine after.
Cheers,Dennis

HT1766 Why can't I use my camera on my iPhone 5, nor am I able to update an app, with my iPhone claiming that there is not enough storage, even though I paid for mor storage, and my phone claims I still have plenty storage... I guess i bought a$500doorsto

Why does my iPhone 5 keep saying "cannot download" "There is not enough storage to download 'Facebook'. (Btw, I already have fb on my iphone 5, just trying to update it). You can manage your storage in Settings... Well, in settings, I have plenty of storage left that I bought... called iCloud! What's up with this piece of $500 junk I bought from apple, that it won't allow me to record memorable moments in my life!!! Should I go back to android, which lets me record hours of video/audio/pictures, without ever "CHARGING ME EXTRA", never even a dime!!! What a waste of time, energy, resources, etc. I miss Steve Jobs... He wouldn't have screwed his customers over like this!

Go to Settings>General>Usage and see how much available local storage you have available. You can also see what apps are taking up the most room.
You say that you paid for more iCloud storage. That's for back ups. You can't download apps to it or steam media from it. In order to take pictures you have to have space on the phone itself.
Best of luck.

Hello .. Why every time I charge the iphone is a massage that said not enough storage the iphone can't be back up

Hello why always is a massage on my phone every time I put it to charge that said
Not enough storage can't back up

I believe that you are being informed that there is not sufficient space on iCloud to back up your device. iCloud provides 5 GB of free storage. If you have more that that, you can purchase a storage upgrade, or manage what data is being backed up to make the back up smaller.
The typical memory hog is photos/videos in your camera roll. You can make that smaller by importing pictures and videos on to a computer.
HTH

I can not take pictures or back up my phone due to error message not enough storage.I have all of my data turned off and still can not back phone up.? I have deleted lot of pics and messages and still get message..

I can not take pictures or even back my phone up due to error message not enough storage I have went into manage storage and turned all my apps to off and I still get error. I also have deleted a ton of pictures and apps.

Hi there mistib,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
-Griff W.

HT4623 I did the ios6 software update on my iphone and it did not complete the udate because it said an error occurred. Then it said I needed to restore my phone and when I try to it wont let me restore my back up because it says there's not enough storag

I did the ios6 software update on my iphone and it did not complete because it said there was an error. It then gave me a message that I needed to restore my phone. When I tried to restore my backup it says it cannot be completed because there is not enough storage. I cant delete anything to make more storage because my phone is not usable because it wont restore. What do I do?

Something in your backup may be corrupt. Try wiping it and setting it up as a new device, then sync your apps, data and media back to it from iTunes. DO NOT resotre from your backup. If the problem is contained in the backup, it will bring it right back again if you restore.

I have a i phone 5 that we are getting a message not enough storage this Iphone cannot be backed up beacause there is not enough Icloud storage available. But we cannot go to settings or close out the message . i cannot power off the phone or anthing

i have a i phone 5 that we are getting a message not enough storage this Iphone cannot be backed up beacause there is not enough Icloud storage available. But we cannot go to settings or close out the message . i cannot power off the phone or anthing. How do i clear this off the phone.

First, press and hold the home and power buttons until the Apple icon appears.
The problem could be that you don't have enough storage on the device itself, not on iCloud. Go to Settings>General>Usage to see how much "Storage" you have available on the device. Farther down the list is the available storage on iCloud.
Also check:
Go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backups>Manage Storage; there, tap the device you need info on and the resulting screen lists Backup Options with which apps store data on iCloud as well. Tap Show All Apps to get the complete list of apps and MB used for backup storage.
A device needs many MB of storage in order to perform a backup to iCloud.
Also see: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847`

TS3992 My iphone 4S is not getting unlocked. Msg is as follows " Not Enough Storage" 'This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings.' not able to unlock my phone now.

I just switched on icloud back on my iphone. My iphone 4S is not getting unlocked now. Msg is as follows " Not Enough Storage" 'This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings.' not able to unlock my phone now.

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

HT1766 i deleted a ton of photos and videos from my phone but it's still telling me iCloud won't back up because there is not enough storage available. how do i get around this?

i deleted a ton of photos and videos from my phone but it's still telling me iCloud won't back up because there is not enough storage available. how do i get around this?

The Storage space its referring to is on iCloud. How much iCloud space is left, and how much space is your iPhone using?
iCloud storage space and the iPhone's physical storage space are 2 different things.

Why is my phone not showing up on find my i-phone?

Why is my phone not showing up on find my i-phone?

1. It's switched off.
2. The battery has died.
3. The SIM has been removed.
4. The thief has restored the phone.
5. You didn't activate Find my iPhone in the Settings of the missing iPhone.

Why is my phone not letting me in the App Store

Why is my phone not letting me in the App Store

Delete the app, restart the phone and reinstall.
If it doesn't work, get in touch with the app developer

HT1766 why does my IPHONE 5 say cant back up to Icloud not enough storage. How do I make more storage without spending more money

Why does my IPHONE5 say cant back up to Icloud not enough storage. Whats that mean? How do I get more storage without spending more money?

With iCloud you get 5GB of storage for free and you have to pay an annual fee for more
Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup > Change Storage Plan
If you don't want to pay and still want to backup to iCloud you will need to delete data off the device until your under 5GB
To check if you're under 5GB go Settings > Geneal > Usage
Hop that helps

I received "Not Enough Storage" and my iPad couldn't be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. I can't go to settings or power down because the touch screen isn't responding. I did buy more iCloud storage with my phone,

I received a message stating Not Enough Storage. This iPad cannot be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available. The touch screen will not let me select settings to correct this. I did purchase more storage via my iPhone, but I still cannot get my iPad working.

Try this.
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.

TS4009 Is there anyway to establish when my phone last backed up on iCloud if the phone in question is no longer usable?

Is there anyway to establish when my phone last backed up on iCloud if the phone in question is no longer usable?
My wife's phone was dropped down the loo just a day after returning from holiday with all our holiday snaps/vids on it. The phone is dead and only showing on iTunes as in recovery mode. No problem I replied, as it should have backed up on iCloud, however she then advised that the iCloud storage full message had been showing recently but was not sure for how long it had been there. Is there anyway to tell when the last back up occurred or do we have to wait for a new device to be be restored?

In 3 years I never synched my calendar to iCloud for fear I would lose my data. I explained all of this (and the fact that my phone had never been backed up to iCloud or iTunes to the tech at the Genius Bar (I was having wifi issues with my phone which is why I was there so I COULD START BACKING UP) and he assured me synching / merging to iCloud would not delete my calendar events: well, it did. Yes! I have spent hours with apple tech support and had my iTunes account in "troubleshoot " status so the engineers could go into iCloud to see if they could retrieve events. They found nothing. I just don't understand where it goes if it's on the phone? I know there are ways forensic engineers retrieve "lost " data on cell phones. I just thought it might be worth it to post on here and see if there is any hope .

Why is my phone not backing up in iCloud saying not enough storage. What do I do

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