每台Apple设备，无论是 iPhone 还是MacBook，都配备 5GB 的免费 iCloud 存储空间。Apple设备所有者可以很容易地用照片、消息和设置来填充它，但你的 iOS 设备对 iCloud 的自动备份可以真正填满你的免费存储配额——而且速度很快。
您可以购买更多存储空间来解决问题，但通过仔细管理您的 iCloud 存储空间，您可能不需要这样做。相反，您可以检查并删除 iCloud 上的旧备份，为其他更重要的文件、照片和备份腾出空间。这是在 macOS 和 iOS 上从 iCloud 删除备份的方法。
从 iCloud 删除备份是否安全？(Is It Safe To Delete Backups From iCloud?)
简单地说：是的。从 iCloud 存储中删除旧设备备份是完全安全的。它不会对这些设备上当前的数据产生任何影响，因此如果您停止使用 iPhone、iPad 或 iPod，您可以安全地从 iCloud 中删除该设备的备份。
不过，您应该为当前使用的设备保留备份，以防您的 iOS 设备停止工作——毕竟，这就是您首先要备份的原因。如果您要删除旧设备的备份，请确保您已将设备中的所有重要文件或设置保存在其他位置，然后再继续。
默认情况下，iCloud 将每 24 小时尝试备份您使用的任何Apple设备，该设备的每个备份都会替换之前的设备。您可以完全关闭 iCloud 备份，但正如我们所提到的，我们真的不建议您这样做，除非您有其他方法来备份您的 iPhone或其他 iOS 设备。
如何在 iOS 上从 iCloud删除备份(Backups From)
默认情况下，大多数Apple设备都会尝试使用 iCloud 来存储重要文件和设置。尤其是 iPhone 和 iPad 等 iOS 设备将使用 iCloud 来获取设备设置、帐户和文件的完整快照。
如果您想在 iOS 上从 iCloud 中删除备份，您需要首先检查您的设备当前是否正在定期备份到 iCloud。
- 为此，请前往您的iOS 设备设置(iOS device settings)。在菜单顶部点按您的姓名。
- 向下滚动直到到达iCloud标签，然后点击它进入您的 iCloud 设置菜单。
- 在您的iCloud设置中，向下滚动直到您看到iCloud 备份( iCloud Backup)选项。点击此条目以访问您的 iCloud 备份设置。
- 如果iCloud 备份(iCloud Backup)选项滑块设置为打开位置(on position)，则您的 iOS 设备正在定期备份。您可以在“立即(Back Up Now)备份”按钮下方看到上次备份的日期，显示为上次备份。(Last Backup)如果此时您想停止将 iOS 设备备份到 iCloud，请再次点击滑块以将其设置为关闭位置(off position)。
禁用 iOS 设备备份不会删除上次保存到 iCloud 存储的备份。禁用 iCloud 备份后，您需要删除此备份。
- 要在 iOS 上从 iCloud 删除备份，您需要返回您的iOS 设备设置(iOS device settings)，点击您的姓名(your name )> iCloud，然后点击菜单顶部存储图(storage graph)下方的“管理存储”按钮。(Manage Storage)
- 有关您当前 iCloud 存储使用情况的信息将显示在iCloud 存储(iCloud Storage)屏幕上。您的设备备份列表将列在“备份(Backups)”部分下，因此请点击“备份(Backups)”继续。
- 在信息(Info)屏幕上，您当前使用的设备将被标记为此iPhone(This iPhone)或类似变体，具体取决于您拥有的设备。要从 iCloud 中删除备份，请点击此处的设备列表。
- 滚动到出现的下一个信息(Info)屏幕的底部。点击删除备份(Delete Backup)按钮并接受屏幕上的任何提示，开始将其从 iCloud 存储中删除。
此时您的 iCloud 备份将被删除。要恢复它，请返回您的 iCloud 设置并重新启用iCloud 备份(iCloud Backup)设置。
在 macOS 上从 iCloud 删除备份(Deleting Backups from iCloud On macOS)
如果您有 macOS 设备，则可以从“系统偏好设置”(System Preferences)菜单检查 iCloud 存储的状态。您可以查看有关当前使用情况的信息，以及查看当前存储在 Apple 服务器上的设备备份。
- 首先，您需要打开“系统偏好设置”(System Preferences)菜单。为此，请单击Mac 屏幕左上角的Apple 图标，然后单击(Apple icon)System Preferences。或者，单击屏幕底部 Dock 中的系统偏好设置(System Preferences)图标来启动它。
- 单击“系统偏好设置”菜单右上角的(System Preferences)Apple ID图标以访问您的Apple帐户设置。
- (Different)Apple ID菜单屏幕的左侧列出了不同的帐户设置——单击此处的iCloud选项卡以查看有关 iCloud 存储的详细信息。您将在使用 iCloud 列表的此 Mac 上(Apps on this Mac using iCloud)的应用程序中看到您的 macOS 设备当前备份到 iCloud 的服务列表，以及底部的存储使用情况图表。单击存储使用图表旁边的管理按钮以继续。(Manage)
- 使用 iCloud 的更详细的文件和服务列表将出现在顶部的第二个窗口中。单击备份(Backups)选项卡以查看您的 iOS 设备备份列表。
- 要删除列表中的一个备份，请单击它以将其选中，然后按列表底部的 减号按钮开始将其删除。(minus button)
- macOS 会要求您确认。按Delete 按钮(Delete button)开始从 iCloud 中删除备份，接受任何进一步的屏幕提示或警告。
删除过程完成后，您的 iOS 设备备份将从您的 iCloud 存储中完全删除。您可以通过返回Apple ID菜单中的(Apple ID)iCloud选项卡并查看屏幕底部的存储图表来查看您获得了多少空间。
更好的 iCloud 存储管理(Better iCloud Storage Management)
一旦您知道如何从 iCloud 中删除备份，您就可以开始在您的Apple设备上更有效地使用它。用照片、视频等填充它——您甚至可以考虑在 Android 上访问 iCloud，(accessing iCloud on Android)以便在两个主要移动平台上共享您的文件。
您有哪些更好的 iCloud 存储管理解决方案？请在下面的评论中告诉我们您如何保持在 iCloud 存储限制范围内。
How To Delete Backups From iCloud
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You could purchase more storage to solve the problem, but with careful management of your iCloud storage, you probably don’t need to. Instead, you can go through and delete older backups on your iCloud to free up space for other, more important files, photos, and backups. Here’s how to delete backups from iCloud on both macOS and iOS.
Is It Safe To Delete Backups From iCloud?
Put simply: yes. It’s entirely safe to delete older device backups from your iCloud storage. It won’t have any impact on the data that’s currently on those devices, so if you’ve stopped using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you can safely remove the backup for that device from your iCloud.
You should keep backups for devices you’re currently using, though, just in case your iOS device stops working—after all, that’s why you have a backup in the first place. If you’re deleting backups for older devices, make sure you’ve saved any important files or settings from the device elsewhere before you proceed.
By default, iCloud will try to back up any Apple device you use every 24 hours, with each backup for that device replacing the one before it. You can switch your iCloud backups off entirely, but as we’ve mentioned, we really wouldn’t recommend doing this unless you have another way to backup your iPhone or other iOS devices.
How To Delete Backups From iCloud On iOS
By default, most Apple devices will try to use iCloud to store important files and settings. iOS devices like iPhones and iPads, in particular, will use iCloud to take a full snapshot of your device settings, accounts, and files.
If you want to delete backups from iCloud on iOS, you’ll need to first check that your device is currently backing up to iCloud on a regular basis.
- To do this, head to your iOS device settings. Tap your name at the top of the menu.
- Scroll down until you reach the iCloud tab, then tap on it to enter your iCloud settings menu.
- In your iCloud settings, scroll down until you see the iCloud Backup option. Tap on this entry to access your iCloud backup settings.
- If the iCloud Backup option slider is set to the on position, your iOS device is being backed up regularly. You can see the date of the last backup shown as Last Backup underneath the Back Up Now button. If you want to stop backing up your iOS device to iCloud at this point, tap the slider again to set it to the off position.
Disabling iOS device backups won’t remove the last backup saved to your iCloud storage. You’ll need to delete this backup once iCloud backups have been disabled.
- To delete backups from iCloud on iOS, you’ll need to head back to your iOS device settings, tap your name > iCloud, then tap the Manage Storage button below the storage graph at the top of the menu.
- Information about your current iCloud storage usage will be shown on the iCloud Storage screen. A list of your device backups will be listed under the Backups section, so tap on Backups to proceed.
- On the Info screen, the device you’re currently using will be labeled This iPhone or a similar variation, depending on the device you have. To delete a backup from iCloud, tap on the device listing here.
- Scroll to the bottom of the next Info screen that appears. Tap the Delete Backup button and accept any on-screen prompts to begin removing it from your iCloud storage.
Your iCloud backup will be removed at this point. To restore it, return to your iCloud settings and re-enable the iCloud Backup setting.
Deleting Backups from iCloud On macOS
If you have a macOS device, you can check the status of your iCloud storage from the System Preferences menu. You can view information on current usage, as well as see what device backups are currently stored on Apple’s servers.
- First, you’ll need to open the System Preferences menu. To do this, click the Apple icon in the top-left of your Mac’s screen, then click System Preferences. Alternatively, click the System Preferences icon in your Dock at the bottom of your screen to launch it instead.
- Click the Apple ID icon in the top-right section of the System Preferences menu to access your Apple account settings.
- Different account settings are listed on the left-hand side of the Apple ID menu screen—click the iCloud tab here to view details on your iCloud storage. You’ll see a list of services that your macOS device currently backs up to iCloud in the Apps on this Mac using iCloud list, as well as a storage usage graph at the bottom. Click the Manage button next to the storage usage graph to proceed.
- A more detailed list of files and services using iCloud will appear in a second window at the top. Click the Backups tab to view a list of your iOS device backups.
- To delete one of the backups in the list, click on it to select it, then press the minus button at the bottom of the list to begin removing it.
- macOS will ask you for confirmation. Press the Delete button to begin deleting the backup from your iCloud, accepting any further on-screen prompts or warnings.
Once the deletion process has been completed, your iOS device backup will be completely removed from your iCloud storage. You can check to see how much space you’ve gained by returning to the iCloud tab in the Apple ID menu and viewing the storage graph at the bottom of the screen.
Better iCloud Storage Management
Once you know how to delete backups from iCloud, you can start to use it more effectively on your Apple devices. Fill it up with photos, videos, and more—you can even think about accessing iCloud on Android to share your files across both major mobile platforms.
What are your solutions for better iCloud storage management? Let us know how you keep within the iCloud storage limits in the comments below.
