我们中的大多数人都购买或下载了一个我们宁愿家人或朋友看不到的应用程序(app that we’d rather our family or friends didn’t see)。无论是仿冒品还是您不想考虑的东西，您都可以从 iCloud 和购买历史记录中隐藏或删除应用程序。
默认情况下，Apple会记录您下载或购买的应用程序，其他人可以使用您的帐户查找这些应用程序。如果您想要一点隐私或只是想掩盖您的踪迹，我们将在本文中向您展示如何做到这一点。
为什么你应该从 iCloud 和购买历史中删除应用程序(Why You Should Delete Apps From iCloud & Purchase History)
使用 iCloud，您可以放心和方便，因为包括重要照片和文件在内的数字资产都存储在其服务器上，因此您可以随时随地访问它们。
您下载的应用程序会在 iCloud 中备份，因此如果您想删除不再需要(remove the ones you no longer need)的应用程序，尤其是在使用家庭共享时，您可以删除它们或将它们从购买历史记录中隐藏。
似乎购买的应用程序占用了您 iCloud 帐户上的空间，但这些应用程序实际上并未存储在 iCloud 上，而是存储在 Apple 的服务器上。填充空间的是来自应用程序的数据。
虽然没有从 iCloud 删除应用程序的直接功能，但您仍然可以隐藏它们并管理您的 iCloud 帐户和存储空间。这样一来，您的已购买列表将不会显示隐藏的应用程序，并且共享您帐户购买的人将无法查看它们。
如何从 iCloud 和购买历史中隐藏或删除应用程序(How To Hide Or Delete Apps From iCloud & Purchase History)
有两种方法可以隐藏或删除 iCloud 和购买历史记录中的应用程序。
使用 iTunes(Using iTunes)
请按照以下步骤从 iCloud 中删除应用程序并通过 iTunes 购买历史记录：
- 打开iTunes并点击Store。
- 单击右侧窗格中的已购买。(Purchased)
- 单击应用程序(Apps)，然后单击全部(All)以查看所有应用程序。如果您愿意，您可以在 iPhone 和 iPad 之间切换，它们有不同的应用程序列表。
- 将鼠标悬停(Hover)在您要隐藏的应用程序的图标上。当您在左上角看到 X 时，表示该应用程序已隐藏，将不再列在您设备的购买历史记录中，并且您无法从 iCloud 下载它。
- 前往App Store并点击Updates > Purchased（适用于 iOS 10），从您的设备中隐藏该应用程序，或点击更新(Updates )屏幕中的个人资料图标(profile icon)以打开您的帐户(Account)页面，然后点击已购买(Purchased )(iOS 11)。
- 点按全部(All)可查看设备购买历史记录中的所有应用程序，并通过在要隐藏的应用程序(app you want to hide)上向右滑动手指来隐藏它。
- 将出现一个红色的隐藏(Hide)按钮，表示该应用程序已隐藏并且不再显示在 iCloud 中。
使用 iOS 设备、Mac 或 Windows(Using iOS Devices, Mac Or Windows)
首先(First)，我们将讨论如何在 iPhone、iPad 或 iPod Touch上从 iCloud 删除应用程序。
- 轻点“设置”(Settings) ，在顶部选择您的姓名，然后轻点“ (name)iCloud ” 。
- 点击管理存储(Manage Storage)。
- 当您看到 iCloud 存储设置时，点击备份。(Backups)
- 与您的 iCloud 帐户关联(devices associated with your iCloud account)的所有设备的列表出现在“备份(Backups )”部分。选择包含您要删除的应用程序的设备。
- 转到选择要备份的数据(Choose Data to Back Up)部分，然后点击显示所有应用程序(Show All Apps)。
- 找到您要从 iCloud 中删除的应用程序，然后点击它旁边的on/off switch您将看到一条消息，询问您是否要关闭应用程序的备份并从 iCloud 中删除任何相关数据。点击关闭并删除(Turn Off & Delete)以完成该过程。
接下来，我们将讨论如何在Mac上从 iCloud 中删除应用程序。
- 单击菜单并选择System Preferences。
- 在“系统偏好设置”(System Preferences)对话框中，单击iCloud。
- 如果出现提示，请输入(Enter)您的Apple ID和密码，以及验证码（如果已发送到您的 iPhone 或 iPad），然后单击iCloud 主界面中的管理(Manage)。
- 在“管理存储(Manage Storage)”屏幕中，从左侧窗格中找到要删除的应用程序，单击以将其选中，然后单击“删除文档和数据”(Delete Documents and Data)。这将从 iCloud Backup中删除与特定应用程序关联的所有文件。
- 在出现的警告消息上单击删除(Delete)以完成该过程。
最后，我们将介绍如何在 Windows PC 上从 iCloud 中删除应用程序。
- 在您的 PC 上打开iCloud并输入您的Apple ID、密码和验证码（如果有）已发送到您的其他设备。在 iCloud 主界面上，选择Storage。
- 在“管理存储(Manage Storage)”屏幕中，从左侧窗格中找到要删除的应用程序，选择它，然后选择“删除文档和数据”(Delete Documents and Data)。这将从您的 iCloud备份(Backup)中删除与该应用程序关联的所有文件。选择删除(Delete)以完成该过程。
如何从购买历史记录中隐藏或删除应用程序(How To Hide Or Delete Apps From Purchase History)
购买历史记录显示应用程序、电影、歌曲、电视节目和书籍以及您使用Apple ID购买的其他项目的列表。不仅如此，您还可以申请退款，查看订单结算日期或您购买商品的日期，为该商品收取的付款方式，甚至可以通过电子邮件向您自己重新发送收据。
- 要在 iPhone、iPad 或 iPod 上查看您的购买历史记录，请打开“设置”(Settings)，点击您的姓名，然后点击“iTunes 和 App Store”(iTunes & App Store)。点击您的Apple ID > View Apple ID并登录。
- 滚动到购买历史(Purchase History)并点击它以查看您的购买历史。
- 如果您使用的是Mac或Windows PC，请打开iTunes或音乐应用程序，然后选择Account > View My Account。
- 向下滚动到帐户信息(Account Information)页面上的购买历史记录，然后单击(Purchase History)最近购买(Most Recent Purchase)旁边的查看全部(See All)。
要从购买历史记录中删除应用程序，请打开App Store，点击屏幕右上角的个人资料图片，然后选择已购买。转到您要隐藏的应用程序，然后从右向左滑动手指。(swipe your finger)将出现一个红色的隐藏(Hide)按钮，因此点击它以隐藏应用程序。
注意(Note)：您无法取消隐藏 iOS 设备上的应用程序，但您可以重新下载该应用程序而无需再次购买。为此，请前往App Store，点击今天，然后点击您的照片或屏幕上方的帐户按钮。
点击您的Apple ID，如果提示登录，然后点击底部的隐藏购买。(Hidden Purchases)
转到您要重新下载的应用程序，然后点击下载(download )按钮。
在 Mac 上，登录并打开App Store，然后在底部单击您的姓名。您购买的应用程序将出现。
将鼠标指针悬停在应用程序上，单击更多选项(More Options)按钮，然后选择隐藏购买(Hide Purchase)。
单击隐藏购买(Hide Purchase)以确认操作。
与 iOS 设备不同，您可以取消隐藏Mac上的应用程序。
- 打开App Store，单击您的姓名，然后单击查看信息(View Information)。转到Hidden Items部分，然后单击Manage。
- 转到要取消隐藏的应用程序，单击取消隐藏(Unhide)，然后单击完成(Done)。您会看到该应用重新出现在您的已购买列表中。
如何查看隐藏的购买(How To View Hidden Purchases)
可以查看您从购买(Purchase)历史列表中隐藏的应用程序，因为它们并未完全从列表中消失。
- 打开App Store，点击您的个人资料照片，点击您的帐户，然后向下滚动并点击Hidden Purchases。
- 在下一个屏幕上，您将看到您曾经隐藏的所有内容的列表。继续点击云(Cloud)图标以重新安装您想要的应用程序。如果您没有看到所需的应用程序，请轻点 iPhone应用程序(Apps)和 iPad应用程序(Apps)以找到它们。
我们希望您现在知道如何在您的 iPhone、iPad、iPod Touch(Touch)、Mac或Windows PC上隐藏或删除 iCloud 和购买历史记录中的应用程序。让我们知道您是否在按照上述步骤操作后在自己的设备上执行了相同的操作，方法是在下面的部分中添加您的评论。
How To Delete Apps From iCloud & Purchase History
Most of us haνe purсhased or downloaded an app that we’d rather our family or friends didn’t see. Whether it’s a knockoff or something you’d just rather not think about, you can hide or delete apps from your iCloud and purchase history.
By default, the apps your download or purchase are logged by Apple and can be looked up by others using your account. If you want a little privacy or just want to cover your tracks, we’ll show you how to do that in this article.
Why You Should Delete Apps From iCloud & Purchase History
With iCloud, you get peace of mind and convenience as digital assets including your important photos and files are stored on its servers, so you can access them wherever you go.
The apps you download are backed up in iCloud, so if you want to remove the ones you no longer need especially when using family sharing, you can delete them or hide them from your purchase history.
It may seem that the purchased apps are hogging up space on your iCloud account, but these aren’t actually stored on iCloud, but on Apple’s servers. What fills up the space is the data from the apps.
While there’s no direct feature for deleting apps from iCloud, you can still hide them and manage your iCloud account and storage. This way, your Purchased list won’t display the hidden apps and people sharing your account’s purchases won’t be able to view them.
How To Hide Or Delete Apps From iCloud & Purchase History
There are two ways you can hide or delete apps from iCloud and purchase history.
Using iTunes
Follow the steps below to delete apps from iCloud and purchase history through iTunes:
- Open iTunes and click on Store.
- Click Purchased on the right pane.
- Click Apps and then click All to view all the apps. If you like, you can switch between iPhone and iPad, which have different app lists.
- Hover over the icon for the app you want to hide. When you see an X at the upper left corner, it means the app is hidden and will no longer be listed on your device’s purchase history, and you can’t download it from iCloud.
- Hide the app from your device by going to the App Store and tapping Updates > Purchased (for iOS 10), or tap on your profile icon in the Updates screen to open your Account page and then tap Purchased (iOS 11).
- Tap All to view all the apps on your device’s purchase history, and hide it by swiping your finger to the right over the app you want to hide.
- A red Hide button will appear indicating that the app is hidden and no longer shows up in iCloud.
Using iOS Devices, Mac Or Windows
First up, we’ll talk about how to delete apps from iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
- Tap Settings, select your name at the top, and tap iCloud.
- Tap Manage Storage.
- Tap Backups when you see the iCloud storage settings.
- A list of all devices associated with your iCloud account appears in the Backups section. Choose the device with the apps you want to delete.
- Go to the Choose Data to Back Up section and tap Show All Apps.
- Find the app you want to delete from iCloud and tap the on/off switch next to it. You’ll see a message asking if you want to turn off the app’s backups and delete any related data from iCloud. Tap Turn Off & Delete to finish the process.
Next, we’ll talk about how to delete apps from iCloud on your Mac.
- Click the menu and select System Preferences.
- In the System Preferences dialog, click iCloud.
- Enter your Apple ID and password if prompted, plus a verification code if any was sent to your iPhone or iPad, and click Manage in the main iCloud interface.
- In the Manage Storage screen, find the app you want to delete from the left pane, click to select it, and then click Delete Documents and Data. This will remove all the files associated with the particular app from iCloud Backup.
- Click Delete on the warning message that appears to complete the process.
Finally, we will cover how to delete apps from iCloud on your Windows PC.
- Open iCloud on your PC and enter your Apple ID, password, and verification code if any was sent to your other devices. On the main iCloud interface, select Storage.
- In the Manage Storage screen, find the app you want to delete from the left pane, select it and then select Delete Documents and Data. This will remove all the files associated with the app from your iCloud Backup. Select Delete to finish the process.
How To Hide Or Delete Apps From Purchase History
The purchase history shows the list of apps, movies, songs, TV shows, and books among other items you purchased with your Apple ID. Not only that, but you can also request a refund, see the date an order was billed or you bought an item, the payment method charged for the item, and even resend a receipt to yourself via email.
- To see your purchase history on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, open Settings, tap your name, and then tap iTunes & App Store. Tap your Apple ID > View Apple ID and sign in.
- Scroll to Purchase History and tap on it to see your purchase history.
- If you’re using a Mac or Windows PC, open iTunes or the Music App and select Account > View My Account.
- Scroll down to Purchase History on the Account Information page and click See All next to Most Recent Purchase.
To remove apps from purchase history, open App Store, tap on your profile picture at the top right side of the screen and select Purchased. Go to the app you want to hide and swipe your finger from right to left. A red Hide button will appear, so tap on it to hide the app.
Note: You can’t unhide apps on your iOS devices, but you can re-download the app without having to purchase it again. Do this by going to the App Store, tapping Today, and then tapping your photo or the account button on the upper side of the screen.
Tap your Apple ID, sign in if prompted to, and tap Hidden Purchases at the bottom.
Go to the app you want to re-download and tap the download button.
On a Mac, sign in and open the App Store, and click on your name at the bottom. Your purchased apps will appear.
Hold the mouse pointer over the app, click the More Options button, and then select Hide Purchase.
Click Hide Purchase to confirm the action.
Unlike iOS devices, you can unhide apps on your Mac.
- Open the App Store, click your name, and then click View Information. Go to the Hidden Items section and click Manage.
- Go to the app you want to unhide, click Unhide and then click Done. You’ll see the app reappear in your Purchased list.
How To View Hidden Purchases
It’s possible to view the apps you’ve hidden from your Purchase history list because they’re not completely gone from the list.
- Open App Store, tap your profile photo, tap on your account and then scroll down and tap Hidden Purchases.
- On the next screen, you’ll see a list of everything you’ve ever hidden. Keep tapping on the Cloud icon to re-install the apps you want. If you don’t see the apps you want, tap iPhone Apps and iPad Apps to find them.
We hope you now know how to hide or delete apps from iCloud and purchase history on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Windows PC. Let us know if you managed to do the same on your own devices after following the steps above by dropping your comment in the section below.
