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John-S
User level: Level 3 (565 points)

Upgrading to Apple One while keeping 6TB iCloud+ storage

I currently have the iCloud+ 6TB plan. I have used 2.6TB of storage. I want to upgrade to the Apple One account with 2TB of storage and then upgrade the storage capacity for an additional fee.


Apples instruction on this leave questions. It says it will auto keep the iCloud+ 6TB plan when I upgrade due to me having more storage than the Apple One plan. It says I can buy more storage and it also says I can cancel the iCloud+. So what is the path to having Apple One with 6TB of storage without losing anything in the criss-cross transition?


Do I upgrade to Apple One. Then upgrade the storage of Apple One to 6TB. Then cancel my iCloud+ 6TB plan and nothing is lost on the pathway?


Or?


Thanks! I'm just nervous to lose anything...

Posted on Sep 26, 2026 10:26 PM

2 replies

Niel
User level: Level 10 (756,437 points)

Sep 26, 2026 10:33 PM in response to John-S

Sign up for Apple One with 2TB normally. You'll have 8TB of storage afterwards.


Don't do anything with the standalone iCloud+ plan.


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TheLittles
User level: Level 10 (211,627 points)

Sep 27, 2026 1:00 AM in response to John-S

"Upgrading to Apple One while keeping 6TB iCloud+ storage: [...]So what is the path to having Apple One with 6TB of storage without losing anything in the criss-cross transition?Do I upgrade to Apple One. Then upgrade the storage of Apple One to 6TB. Then cancel my iCloud+ 6TB plan and nothing is lost on the pathway?"

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Managing iCloud Storage:


A. Download All of iCloud Drive:

You can download all of iCloud, and then search through the iCloud download using a the Search Bar on the top-right corner of a new Finder window. Use my User Tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip


B. Download the Rest of iCloud:

Refer to this Apple Support Link: Archive or Make Copies of the Information you Store in iCloud - Apple Support

Though a bit pricy, I'd recommend that you purchase an external hard drive, and then export all of iCloud Drive to it. Once downloaded, verify you can access these files. Once verified, trash what is in iCloud. All will be cleared from iCloud Drive. Upload ONLY what is needed to avoid having to upgrade. You might want to downgrade your iCloud+ Subscription plan, if what you already have is far-above what is necessary.


Note: When it comes to iCloud, you are leasing this storage --you do NOT own it. So, if you lose a Method of Payment, and forget to pay it off, then all would be gone. So, THAT is why to back it up every-so-often.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256365774