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How can I delete old backups

My iCloud backup is getting full is there a way to remove some of the old data manage the storage?

Posted on Jul 22, 2023 2:05 PM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2023 7:31 PM

Wile73 Said:

"How can I delete old backups: My iCloud backup is getting full is there a way to remove some of the old data manage the storage?"

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Download All of iCloud:

Go here, and see what is shown: icloud.com/iclouddrive. You have 5GB of space for free, given your location. So, download all of iCloud. Once dowloaded, verify that you can access what is in there. Once verified, trash what is in there, and you're set from there with a clean iCloud storage. Use my user tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip

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Jul 22, 2023 7:31 PM in response to Wile73

Wile73 Said:

"How can I delete old backups: My iCloud backup is getting full is there a way to remove some of the old data manage the storage?"

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For thought...

Download All of iCloud:

Go here, and see what is shown: icloud.com/iclouddrive. You have 5GB of space for free, given your location. So, download all of iCloud. Once dowloaded, verify that you can access what is in there. Once verified, trash what is in there, and you're set from there with a clean iCloud storage. Use my user tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip

Jul 22, 2023 7:33 PM in response to Wile73

Wile73 Said:

"How can I delete old backups: My iCloud backup is getting full is there a way to remove some of the old data manage the storage?"

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Managing iCloud Storage:



Finding Specific Filetypes from iCloud:

To search for specific filetypes in iCloud (i.e. all pdf documents), you would perform the following...


How this Works:

You would...

  1. Plug in: the External Hard Drive to a Mac.
  2. Download: all of iCloud to the External Hard Drive (using my user tip)
  3. Create: a folder on the External Hard Drive
  4. Search: for the images by filetype (enter the extension in the top-right corner of the Finder window).
  5. Drag & Drop: all of these found item to the folder (in step two)
  6. Move: the rest of the download to the Trash
  7. Delete: the files from the Trash
  8. Eject: the hard drive in a Finder window.

How can I delete old backups

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