Running out of iCloud backup space? If you're already on an iCloud+ plan and don't have a ton of picture/videos taking up space, this might help.
A recurring phenomena is that Apps load discardable data (i.e. Game assets, post-install downloadable databases) as user data, thus inflating backup sizes.
To compound the issue, the space taken multiplies by the number of devices with the same apps that are part of your iCloud backup.
To fix the issue, go to Settings -> Your Name -> iCloud -> iCloud Backup -> Your Current Device
Wait for a while while it computes the list of backup items and eventually you'll see something like this:
Flip the switches off for the individual apps that you don't want backed up. Once you do that, go to your other devices and do the same thing.
Note that this turns off backups for those particular apps, so you don't want to indiscriminately turn everything off!
The best candidates are apps you don't use, or apps you know you could safely delete and reinstall without data loss (most cloud synced apps, social media apps, and multiplayer games).
A recurring phenomena is that Apps load discardable data (i.e. Game assets, post-install downloadable databases) as user data, thus inflating backup sizes.
To compound the issue, the space taken multiplies by the number of devices with the same apps that are part of your iCloud backup.
To fix the issue, go to Settings -> Your Name -> iCloud -> iCloud Backup -> Your Current Device
Wait for a while while it computes the list of backup items and eventually you'll see something like this:
Flip the switches off for the individual apps that you don't want backed up. Once you do that, go to your other devices and do the same thing.
Note that this turns off backups for those particular apps, so you don't want to indiscriminately turn everything off!
The best candidates are apps you don't use, or apps you know you could safely delete and reinstall without data loss (most cloud synced apps, social media apps, and multiplayer games).
