You can increase the storage capacity of iCloud on your iCloud, iPad, iPod, Mac or PC computer. However, you will have to pay for the capacity you purchase. Apple currently offers an additional 10GB of storage for $ 20 per year, 20GB for $ 40 per year or 50GB for $ 100 per year.
- iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:
1. If you are using iOS 8 or later versions of iOS 8, go to Settings => iCloud => Storage .
If you are using a newer iOS version, go to Settings => iCloud => Storage & Backup.
2. Click Buy More Storage or Change Storage Plan.
3. Select the capacity level, then click on Buy and enter your Apple ID password.
- Mac:
1. Select Menu Apple => System Preferences , then click iCloud.
2. Click on Manage in the bottom right corner.
3. Click Buy More Storage or Change Storage Plan.
4. Select capacity, then click Next then enter your Apple ID password.
- On a PC:
1. Open iCloud for Windows.
2. Click on Storage.
3. Click Change Storage Plan .
4. Select the capacity level, then click Next .
5. Enter your Apple ID password then click Buy.
You can reduce iCloud storage to reduce costs by selecting an appropriate storage plan. Downgrade the capacity plan to take effect after the monthly or yearly subscription expires.
If you downgrade the storage and usage package to an extra capacity, you cannot upload new photos and videos to the iCloud image library and your device will stop backing up to iCloud. iCloud Drive and iCloud app do not allow updates on your device, so you cannot send or receive notifications with your iCloud email address.
If you want to use iCloud after using in excess of capacity, the only thing is to delete backup files, images, documents or unnecessary email messages on iCloud.
You can access photos, videos and documents in 30 days after you delete or disable iCloud and iCloud Drive libraries.
- iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:
1. If you are using iOS 8 or later versions of iOS 8, go to Settings => iCloud => Storage .
2. Click Change Storage Plan .
3. Click Downgrade Options and enter the Apple ID password.
4. Select the downgrade package to use after the current storage package expires.
5. Click Done.
- On the Mac:
1. Select Menu Apple => System Preferences , then click iCloud .
2. Click on Manage in the bottom right corner.
3. Click Change Storage Plan in the bottom right corner.
4. Click Downgrade Option s.
5. Enter the Apple ID password, then click Manage.
6. Select the downgrade package to use after the current storage package expires.
7. Select Done.
- On a PC:
1. Open iCloud for Windows .
2. Click on Storage.
3. Click Change Storage Plan .
4. Click Downgrade Options.
5. Enter your Apple ID password then click Manage .
6. Select the downgrade package to use after the current storage package expires.
7. Select Done .
The iCloud photo library uses iCloud storage to store all photos and videos on your device. To free up iCloud storage space, you should "filter" and "delete" unnecessary images and videos in the Photo app.
In addition to saving storage space on the device, you can set the option to Optimize device Storage in the settings. When Optimize Storage is turned on, the Photo application will automatically free up space when needed.
All images and original video resolution are in the 'safe' partition on iCloud and you can download images and videos at any time.
- iPhone, iPad and iPod touch:
1. Open the Photo app, then click Photos in the bottom corner of the screen.
2. Click Select , then select one or more images and videos you want to delete.
3. Click on the trash icon, then click Delete Photo .
- On the Mac:
1. Click on the Photo icon.
2. Select the image and video you want to delete.
3. Select Image then click Delete Photos .
- iCloud.com:
1. Log in to iCloud.com.
2. Click on Photo app then click Select Photos .
3. Select the image and video you want to delete.
4. Click on the trash can icon and click Delete.
If you do not use iCloud photo library, the Camera Roll is a part of iCloud backup.
To check the size of the backup section on your iOS 8 device or previous iOS 8 versions, click Settings => iCloud => Storage => Manage Storage.
With newer iOS versions: click Settings => iCloud => Storage & Backup => Manage Storage.
Then click on the name of your iOS device, the backup size is under the Photo Library section .
To reduce the size of the backup photo library, you can save images and videos on the device to your computer, then back up manually on your iOS device.
Also, if you want to store photos or videos on your iOS device, you can turn off the Photo Library option in the backup.
You can manage files stored on iCloud Drive on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Windows PC computers.
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
1. Click Settings => iCloud.
If you are using iOS 8 or iOS version before iOS 8, click Storage => Manage Storage => iCloud Drive .
If you are using newer iOS versions, click Storage & Backup , then select Manage Storage .
2. Click to select the application name using iCloud Drive.
3. At this time, the device appears in the application screen. You can swipe left or click Edit to delete these files.
- Mac:
On Mac OS X Yosemite or earlier versions, you can manage iCloud Drive files by using the iCloud Drive folder on the Finder:
1. Open iCloud Drive on Mac:
- Go to Menu Apple => System Preferences then click on iCloud.
- Login with your Apple ID account.
- Open iCloud Drive.
2. Open Finder and access iCloud Drive folder.
3. Drag the files to the recycle bin or move the files to another folder on the Mac.
- Windows:
If you are using a Windows 7 computer or previous Windows versions, you can manage iCloud Drive files using Windows Explorer.
1. Download and install iCloud for Windows.
2. Log in with your Apple ID account.
3. Open iCloud Drive.
- iCloud.com:
Log in to iCLoud.com, then select the iCloud Drive app and then select the files you want to delete, then click the trash can icon to finish.
Good luck!