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my phone says my icloud is full of backups? What are backups?

my phone says my icloud is full of backups? What are backups?

iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Oct 21, 2020 2:22 PM

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Posted on Oct 21, 2020 2:26 PM

Go to Settings/[your name]/iCloud. Is iCloud Backup on? If it is, your phone is backed up every night to iCloud if it is plugged in, connected to Wi-Fi and the screen is locked. You get 5 GB of iCloud storage free; if you need more than that you can expand it to 50 GB for 99¢ a month. To take advantage of this on the same page as iCloud Backups tap Manage Storage, Change Storage Plan.

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Oct 21, 2020 2:26 PM in response to Leenadoodle

Go to Settings/[your name]/iCloud. Is iCloud Backup on? If it is, your phone is backed up every night to iCloud if it is plugged in, connected to Wi-Fi and the screen is locked. You get 5 GB of iCloud storage free; if you need more than that you can expand it to 50 GB for 99¢ a month. To take advantage of this on the same page as iCloud Backups tap Manage Storage, Change Storage Plan.

my phone says my icloud is full of backups? What are backups?

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