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How to handle iCloud storage

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Jared Newman

February 13, 2024

A couple weeks ago, my wife received the same distressing message that a lot of iPhone users eventually get: “Your iCloud storage is full.“

The message went on to describe all the bad things that would now begin to happen: No more iCloud backups for contacts, documents, and messages. No more photos and videos saved to iCloud. No more syncing for iCloud-enabled apps. The only recourse, Apple said, was to either pay for an iCloud+ plan or free up some storage space. Apple’s email provided an upgrade link for the former, but no instructions for the latter.

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