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elba12
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iPhone backup won't delete and exceeds 5GB storage

My phone won’t delete the back up even after stating it’s deleting it continues to reflect it’s surpassed the 5g, how do I get these old back ups to delete

Posted on Oct 25, 2026 1:05 PM

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LD150
User level: Level 10 (107,674 points)

Oct 25, 2026 2:19 PM in response to elba12

The free 5GB is for syncing things like calendar, Notes, Contacts etc. If you want to use it for backup you really need to pay for as much, or more, extra iCloud space as the size of your phone. Eg 128GB phone needs 200GB iCloud Plan.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256382805