You can check the size of your next i. Cloud back up at Settings > i. Cloud > Storage > Manage Storage > Backups > This Device > Backup Options > Next back up size. If you tap the option to “Show All Apps”, you can then see what it is that will make up the next back up and be able to turn items on and off to adjust the size of the next back up.
How do I increase the size of an iCloud backup?
Be aware that once the initial i. Cloud backup is made, i. Cloud backups from there on are incremental. If the 17GB you are referring to is what is reported as the “Next Backup Size”: Settings > General > Storage & i. Cloud Usage > Mange Storage [under ICLOUD] > (Your i. Phone) [under BACKUPS].
If the 17GB you are referring to is what is reported as the ” Next Backup Size” : Settings > General > Storage & i. Cloud Usage > Mange Storage [under ICLOUD] > (Your i. Phone) [under BACKUPS] all that means is that 17GB of data on your i. Phone as changed since the last backup and that is what will be “added” to your last backup.
Why are my icloud backups so large?
The older backup may be using up the space. Go to Settings> i. Cloud> Storage & Backup> Manage Storage, then click on the device (you i. Phone) and on the next page, scroll to ghe bottom and click “Delete Backup”. Now do a new backup.
Tap on Backups to view details like last backup timestamp and size. It shows a tentative detail of the next backup size. You will notice that i. Cloud is taking a backup of all sorts of data from different apps like contacts, calendars, images, videos, documents, your carrier app, and so on.
There are a lot of things that i. Cloud takes a backup of like i. Phone settings, health data, app data and settings, ringtones, home screen folders and app arrangement, and so on. Most of them don’t need a lot of space. Often, media files and documents are the culprits, and it’s always a good idea to begin investigating from there.
Is your iPhone backup size too large?
While that much space should be enough for most users, many are complaining that they’re often running out of space because their i. Phone backup size is too large. That could be a problem for users having 5GB free storage, and most of it is nearly full .
The next thing we wanted the answer to was; why is my backup so big on my iPhone?
The first thing regards your messages (i. Message, WhatsApp, or any other app), while the second is about your photos. Those two things typically make your backup so big, although many people don’t know it. Many people are genuinely shocked when they see how much storage space their messages take.
A common inquiry we ran across in our research was “Why is my backup file size so large?”.
My best answer is there could be other such apps on your i. Phone, resulting in large backup size. I suggest you to use an app like Google Photos, which is platform agnostic and will back up all photos and videos, albeit at a slightly lower resolution. It’s not that bad. You can always upgrade your Google Drive plan to take backup of those files in full resolution .
Why won’t my iPhone backup copy to my iCloud storage?
If your iphone backup runs to completion then you can check the actual size of the backup. If it is indeed too large to copy to you lower icloud storage, you can try making room or keep your extra storage. If you can fix your problem then be sure to lower your storage option.