Need urgent help! How do I manage storage setting on my ipad with iCloud??!

loveloveX · 17-12-2013, 01:52

Pleas help, I have a ipad3 and for ages I've been getting a message about backing up my iCloud and backing up my storage but its says it can't because not enough storage is available and just now I've got a message that its almost full!

I'm panicked that all my photos and videos will be gone, I don't care about apps, the only thing on my iCloud is the ipad nothing else, I don't know how get enough storage, to get more storage ill have to pay £14.

Is there a better way to get more space and back up?

I'm really worried

_kitty · 17-12-2013, 01:53

Pay the £14

loveloveX · 17-12-2013, 01:58

Is that my only option?

kidspud · 17-12-2013, 05:47

Go into the icloud settings within the options and have a look at what is taking up you storage space. There are apps that you install that cab take up space which you may not need backed up.

You can choose what you back up. That may clear a bit of space.

12december1984 · 17-12-2013, 08:22

You could also install Dropbox onto your iPad too.

thedrewser · 17-12-2013, 08:54

I noticed I was down to my last 500mb on iCloud on the weekend. I bought the extra 10gb of storage. £14 a year isn't actually that much for the extra functionality that iCloud gives you.

All the free cloud storage providers have limits on how much you can get for free (I think Dropbox is 5GB too) and unless you spend ages splitting your photos etc between different cloud storage providers (which will be a pain) I would suggest just paying the £14.

gavo360 · 17-12-2013, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by loveloveX

I'm panicked that all my photos and videos will be gone, I don't care about apps, the only thing on my iCloud is the ipad nothing else, I don't know how get enough storage, to get more storage ill have to pay £14.

Is there a better way to get more space and back up?

I'm really worried

Your videos and photos won't get deleted unless you have a problem with your ipad and have to restore the ipad. If you don't want to lose your videos and photos then you could back them up somewhere else such as Google drive and choose not to back up videos and photos to icloud then you won't need to pay for extra cloud storage.

17-12-2013, 01:52	#1
loveloveX Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4,101	Need urgent help! How do I manage storage setting on my ipad with iCloud??! Pleas help, I have a ipad3 and for ages I've been getting a message about backing up my iCloud and backing up my storage but its says it can't because not enough storage is available and just now I've got a message that its almost full! I'm panicked that all my photos and videos will be gone, I don't care about apps, the only thing on my iCloud is the ipad nothing else, I don't know how get enough storage, to get more storage ill have to pay £14. Is there a better way to get more space and back up? I'm really worried

17-12-2013, 01:53	#2
_kitty Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: London Posts: 366	Pay the £14

17-12-2013, 01:58	#3
loveloveX Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4,101	Is that my only option?

17-12-2013, 05:47	#4
kidspud Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11,501	Go into the icloud settings within the options and have a look at what is taking up you storage space. There are apps that you install that cab take up space which you may not need backed up. You can choose what you back up. That may clear a bit of space.

17-12-2013, 08:22	#5
12december1984 Guest Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,026	You could also install Dropbox onto your iPad too.

17-12-2013, 08:54	#6
thedrewser Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,818	I noticed I was down to my last 500mb on iCloud on the weekend. I bought the extra 10gb of storage. £14 a year isn't actually that much for the extra functionality that iCloud gives you. All the free cloud storage providers have limits on how much you can get for free (I think Dropbox is 5GB too) and unless you spend ages splitting your photos etc between different cloud storage providers (which will be a pain) I would suggest just paying the £14.

17-12-2013, 12:29	#7
gavo360 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,568	Quote: Originally Posted by loveloveX I'm panicked that all my photos and videos will be gone, I don't care about apps, the only thing on my iCloud is the ipad nothing else, I don't know how get enough storage, to get more storage ill have to pay £14. Is there a better way to get more space and back up? I'm really worried Your videos and photos won't get deleted unless you have a problem with your ipad and have to restore the ipad. If you don't want to lose your videos and photos then you could back them up somewhere else such as Google drive and choose not to back up videos and photos to icloud then you won't need to pay for extra cloud storage.

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