Phone Won't Sync to iCloud Without Deleting Content

i don’t want to delete anything from my iCloud

but my phone won’t sync without doing so


iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 14, 2025 3:44 AM

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Dec 14, 2025 9:46 AM in response to bailea128

So, can you tell us a bit more?

  • What indicates that you are not syncing?
  • Why might this be happening?
  • Are you concerned about iCloud Drive or iCloud Photos, or both?
  • Do you have “Optimize Storage” turned on?
  • …Do you see all your iPhone pictures and/or files at iCloud.com?
  • …Have you checked to see if the Apple Account is really really the same on the iPhone and at iCloud.com?
  • …Do you have more than 10% free storage on your iCloud account?
  • What is your storage on this iPhone? At Settings>General>iPhone Storage, my phone says 50.5 GB of 128 GB used. What does yours say? Do you have more than 10% free storage on your iPhone?
  • Has this problem always existed, or did it just start? Can you think of anything that changed that might affect your device?

Phone Won't Sync to iCloud Without Deleting Content

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