How To Clean Up Icloud Storage On Mac

Go to settings apple id icloud manage storage icloud drive.

How to clean up icloud storage on mac. You can clear an icloud account s storage in several ways to free up space and avoid having to pay for extra storage. In photos choose photos preferences then click icloud. The specifics vary from version to version so for example in ios 11 it s manage storage. Swipe a file to the left and tap delete to delete it from your icloud storage. Icloud s manage storage screen also allows you to manage documents data these are documents settings saved games and other bits of data that icloud syncs between all your devices.

Make sure you re signed in with your apple id sign in if not open finder and go to preferences. Tap the name of the device you re using then look at photos. You will see all the files stored in icloud drive. If you re using macos cata lina or later choose apple menu system preferences click apple id then select icloud in the sidebar. Click on the system.

Go to settings your name then tap icloud. You can do the same in ios by going into settings your user name icloud and going into the storage bit. Tap an app under the documents data section to view files that are taking up space. Store in icloud turns on the optimise mac storage setting on the right hand side. Switch to sidebar tab and check the box next to icloud drive.

To optimize icloud storage you can manage your documents movies and other data locally by transferring these files between your pc and iphone e g. Apple gives you 5 gb of icloud storage with the purchase of one of its devices. To turn off icloud drive entirely deselect icloud drive. Update icloud drive sync options. Store in icloud turns on the desktop documents folders and optimize mac storage settings.

In messages choose messages preferences then click imessage. Enable the optimize mac storage. Store in icloud selects icloud photos and optimize mac storage. After you ve cleaned up the drive take a few extra minutes to get your icloud settings up to date. Go to apple menu system preferences and hit icloud.