Question from Claire: I recently broke my old iPhone and I replaced it with a new one.
That’s not really a bad thing because I’d had the old one for several years and I’d been looking for an excuse to buy a new one (smile).
The thing is I still have the backup from the old iPhone stored in my iCloud account. How can I get rid of it?
Rick’s answer: Luckily, it’s pretty easy to delete an iCloud backup that you no longer need, Claire. Just follow the steps below for the device you’ll be using to delete it.
If you’re using your new iPhone (or another device that’s running iOS 11 or later):
1 – Tap Settings.
2 – Tap [your name].
3 – Tap iCloud.
4 – Tap – Manage Storage.
5 – Tap Backups.
6 – Tap the name of your old iPhone and then tap Delete Backup.
If you’re using an iOS device that’s running iOS 10.3:
1 – Settings.
2 – Tap [your name].
3 – Tap iCloud.
4 – Tap iCloud Storage.
5 – Tap Manage Storage.
6 – Tap the name of your old iPhone and then tap Delete Backup.
If you’re using an iOS device that’s running iOS 10.2 or earlier:
1 – Tap Settings.
2 – Tap iCloud.
3 – Tap Storage.
4 – Tap Manage Storage.
5 – Tap the name of your old iPhone and then tap Delete Backup.
If you’re using a Mac:
1 – Click the Apple icon on the menu bar at the stop of the screen.
2 – Click System Preferences.
3 – Click iCloud.
4 – Click Manage.
5 – Click Backups on the left, then select your old iPhone on the right and then click Delete.
That’s all there is to it. The backup for your old iPhone should no longer exist in your iCloud storage account.
I hope this helps, Claire. Good luck!
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