Since I cant delete the backup on phone I am trading in, will it delete when I ERASE all content and settings?

Let me explain again please, I got a new iPhone 14 yesterday and I use the Quickstart process to change phones from the XR to the 14 and now there is a backup on each phone and they are the same size I assume it’s the same back up but now it’s on both phones and both backups are in the cloud taking space in the cloud and I want to delete the back up on the phone that I no longer use (XR) that I am about to erase and send back to Verizon as part of this trade-in process.

When I try to erase the backup on the old phone in the settings iCloud section on the phone it says I can’t do it at this time and I’ve been trying for almost 24 hours.

So if I am unable to delete the backup on the old phone thus removing it from the cloud and freeing up that space I am wondering if it will delete itself when I erase that phone.

Yes I tried that too, and it will not let me.

somewhere I read that you can’t delete back up on an old phone if you’re transferring to a new phone because of that process on going but it was completed yesterday so I am at a loss as to what to do.

Good idea, I did not think of that, I will try that thank you.

The account thinks the transfer is still going on obviously, I don’t know how to change that if this doesn’t work, I’m going to soft reset restart both phones if this doesn’t work and other than that I guess I’ll just have to contact Apple before I send it in or it will permanently take up that space I bet.

I can’t look at the phone right now it’s my wife’s and she has it but I don’t remember seeing both backups on her new phone in the iCloud section of settings, only the one back up that’s on that phone so I’m not sure where to look for it.

Cant delete it for at least 24 hours and up to 72 hours depending on how big it is, per Apple.

I just deleted it on the phone itself in the iCloud settings area where the back up is and it allowed me to at 24 hours.