iCloud is an application created by Apple for its iOS devices mainly, although it can work on Windows computers without any inconvenience. It acts as a web storage service with a free capacity of 5GB, but that can be expanded by paying a monthly fee, doing this offers greater advantages to its Premium users.
If you have the iCloud synchronized with your devices you can share different files without the need to send them to them. For example, if you create a new photo album on your MAC, the changes made by you will appear on other iOS phones that you have associated with the same account.
That’s why and much more in this tutorial we will explain step by step how you can configure it correctly on iPhone and iPad devices, so you can enjoy all the features and tools that it has to offer you. Achieving improve your experience with this great application.
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Steps to optimize and configure the iCloud space and configure the cloud space of your iPhone
It is necessary to make a correct configuration on your devices, to be able to enjoy this application correctly and not suffer in future problems due to lack of space, because the information that we upload from a device cannot be display in another, about backup failures and more.
Use the most up-to-date version of IOS
Make sure your device is using the latest version of iOS . To do this, go to the Settings> General> Software update option. If your device is already updated, you will notice that it is in the latest version, if it is the opposite case it will tell you that there is an update available for your device.
Some of the functions used by this tool have a minimum system requirement , so it is necessary to be constantly updated.
Start section on your device
Go to the screen « Adjustment» and Log in to your device using your Apple ID. When you do it it will be automatically activated your iCloud account .
Configure and activate ICloud
In order to configure the options or applications with which it will be associated you must go to the Settings> screen on your username> and select iCloud . You will choose all applications such as: Photos, Contacts, Calendars and other third-party applications with which you want to use it.
Configure iCloud on all your associated devices to the same account, so you can keep your information fully updated
Choose your storage plan
This platform has for its users for free 5 GB of available space for data storage, If you need to expand your plan, it has some available for you.
These range from 50 GB to 2 TB, at the time of changing the plan, it will be charged, updating the monthly charge date to the new one, which you will have to pay monthly without fail.
How to increase your storage space in IPhone and IPad?
If you decide to increase your space you have the advantage that you can make the request directly from your device, just by following a series of simple steps that we will explain below.
- Enter “ Settings” .
- Select your name.
- Click on “ iCloud ».
- Press ” Storage management “ or ” Storage in ICloud “, if you use the version of iOS 10.2 or earlier, you will go to « Settings> iCloud> Storage».
- Then you will have to go to the option « Buy more space » or « Change storage plan ».
- Choose a plan, then click on« Buy » and follow the procedures that will appear on your screen to complete the purchase.
How to pass the photos of your IPhone or IPad in ICloud?
It is not so difficult to be able to transfer all your photos from your iOS devices, but remember that this configuration must be done on each device that you have associated to the same Apple ID account .
What you have to do is:
- Enter “ Settings” .
- Select your name.
- Click on “ i Cloud ».
- Activate the option of« Save backup copies ».
- Now select the option « Make backup copies now».
How to free up space in iCloud and have more storage?
It is true that this is a great tool on our devices, but if for some reason we cannot enjoy some of the largest capacity storage plans, this tool ends up being very limited, therefore We need to know ways or methods to have more storage space to enjoy this program quietly.
Free space
You can free up space in iCloud by deleting old backups such as: photos, videos, files, emails and text messages. To do this you must manage or configure how to make your backup. The first thing you should do is:
- Enter “ Settings”.
- Select your name.
- Click on “ iCloud ».
- If you are using iOS 11 or a later version, press« Manage storage> Backups ». If instead you are using iOS 10.3, press «Storage in iCloud> Manage storage».
- Click on the name of the device that you are using.
- Select the data that you want to copy , you can also deactivate the applications for which you do not want to make a backup .
- Choose « Disable» or «Delete».
It should be noted that when you deactivate the backup of some applications, the record you have saved will be deleted.
To delete a backup you must do the following:
- Enter “ Settings”.
- Select your name.
- Click on “ i Cloud ».
- If you are using iOS 11 or a later version, press ” Manage storage> Backups ». If instead you are using iOS 10.3, press « Storage in iCloud> Manage storage».
- Choose the option of « Delete copy > Disable and Remove ».
Next we’ll give you a series of tips that you can do to improve your space and performance:
- Create your backup in iTunes and not in iCloud, so in this way you will save space. You will do this directly from a computer.
- Free up space in iCloud Drive . To do this, go to the iCloud> iCloud Driver> Disable desktops and documents folders.
- Disable the Photo library.
- Reduce the use of iCloud Mail .
This way you can manage your account more effectively and enjoy a little more space that you can have for your iOS devices.