3 Easy Ways to Delete App Data from Your iCloud Storage

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Are you having challenges with space in your iCloud account? You deleted the apps, but you still realized you don't have enough space. Do you know that deleting apps from your phone does not clear your iCloud account or device? Now, if you delete some apps from your iPhone, their data remain cluttered in your iCloud or device unless you manually remove them.

If you are an iPhone user, you would know that Apple offers users 5GB of iCloud at no cost when users sign up for their service. However, the allotted space gets filled up as you use your phone. Hence, to clear the iCloud Storage, delete the app content and data. If you wish to know how to do that in three easy steps, continue reading.

The 3 Easy Ways:

If you need to make more room on your iPhone or iCloud account, you have three ways to do it. Here is a step-by-step method to delete app data from your iCloud account:

Delete iCloud App Content Via Settings

Which other way can you delete iCloud content besides assessing it through the settings? The settings of your iPhone present the data in an easy-to-understand way. It shows the amount of iCloud space each app is occupying. With the graphical presentation, you can easily decide which content to delete and which to leave. You will know immediately how much space you will generate after deleting the app you chose to delete. You must follow the steps below to use this method:

• Launch "Settings," then tap on your name.
  
  
• Tap iCloud
  
  
• Proceed to Storage and Backup, then select Manage Storage, and this will take you to where you will see all the available apps on your phone and the space each eats up in iCloud. You will see a list of your device backups and applications currently saving data in iCloud. You must scroll down to see the "Documents and Data" section.
  
  
• Select the app you wish to remove, then its contents, and the phone will load all the needed information and the app's iCloud storage settings to open up.Tap Delete Data and the app will disappear and notify you of the complete process.
  
  

Upgrade to iCloud Paid Plan

You might decide to delete all apps, documents, videos, etc., but you might still not have enough space to work with. Well, if you cannot get enough space, buy more space. Upgrading to an iCloud paid plan gives you access to more space. The phone giant offers users the following plans - 50GB, 200GB or 2TB.

Wipe iCloud Storage

Check all the apps and data your device synched to your iCloud account and note the ones that are not useful. Delete them to make room for more.

Conclusion

Now that you know apply the knowledge gained here to make more room for yourself on your iPhone or devices. Please note that once you delete iCloud backups, the action is permanent. There is no way you would get that information back, so it is important to exercise caution before deleting any data. Any data you remove from the iCloud account will be completely removed, and you cannot access them via any other devices or phones.

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