"iCloud storage full" means your Apple Account has used all of its iCloud space: the 5 GB every account gets for free, or the iCloud+ plan you pay for. It's a limit on Apple's servers, not on your Mac's disk.
To see what's using it from a Mac, open System Settings, click your name, click iCloud, then click Manage. The bar and the list below it show what each app, feature and device backup takes.
The usual suspects are iCloud Photos, backups of iPhones and iPads, iCloud Drive, Messages and iCloud Mail. Make room by removing backups of devices you no longer have, deleting photos, videos and attachments you don't want, and clearing out iCloud Drive and Mail. Or buy more: iCloud+ starts at 50 GB for $0.99 a month in the US.
One warning comes before every step below. Almost anything you delete from iCloud to make room is deleted from every device signed in to the same Apple Account, your Mac included. Check that you have a copy of what matters somewhere else first.
Freeing iCloud storage doesn't free space on your Mac, and freeing your Mac doesn't free iCloud. If your Mac's disk is the one that's full, the post on iCloud Drive taking up space on a Mac covers that side.
What "iCloud storage full" means, and what it doesn't
iCloud storage is one allowance shared by everything your Apple Account keeps in iCloud, from every device signed in to it. When the total reaches the limit, iCloud stops accepting new data until you make room or buy more.
Is iCloud storage the same as your Mac's storage?
No. Your Mac's storage is its own disk, shown in System Settings › General › Storage. iCloud storage lives on Apple's servers and belongs to your account. A Mac with hundreds of gigabytes free can still show "iCloud storage full", and a full Mac can sit on an almost empty iCloud.
The two do affect each other. Optimize settings let the Mac keep files and photos in iCloud instead of on its disk, which only works while iCloud has room. When iCloud is full, files that can't upload stay on the Mac, so a full iCloud can quietly make a Mac fuller.
How much iCloud storage do you get?
Every Apple Account comes with 5 GB for free. iCloud+ adds more, in five sizes, and every plan includes Private Relay, Hide My Email, a custom email domain and Apple Invites. These are Apple's United States prices; other countries have their own.
| Plan | Price per month (US) | HomeKit Secure Video cameras |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 for 5 GB | Not included |
| iCloud+ 50 GB | $0.99 | One |
| iCloud+ 200 GB | $2.99 | Up to five |
| iCloud+ 2 TB | $9.99 | Unlimited |
| iCloud+ 6 TB | $29.99 | Unlimited |
| iCloud+ 12 TB | $59.99 | Unlimited |
Apple notes that residents of some US states pay tax on top of the monthly price. Any of these plans can be shared with up to five other family members, which matters more than the price when a household keeps running out.
Why does iCloud fill up when you hardly use iCloud Drive?
Because iCloud Drive is only one of the things that share the space. Apple's list starts with device backups, iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, Messages and Mail, and goes on to other apps. An iPhone that takes a lot of video can fill 5 GB in weeks without you saving a single file to iCloud Drive.
Everything signed in with your Apple Account adds to the same total: your Mac, your iPhone, an old iPad in a drawer that still backs up, a second Mac at work. That's why the Mac you're looking at is rarely the whole story.
How to see what's using your iCloud storage on a Mac
The Mac shows iCloud's storage in its iCloud settings, not in Storage settings. That one screen tells you where the space goes and lets you remove most of it.
Where is iCloud storage in System Settings?
- Choose Apple menu › System Settings.
- Click your name at the top of the sidebar. If you aren't signed in, click Sign in first.
- Click iCloud, then click Manage.
- Read the bar at the top, then click any app or feature in the list to see what it stores.
- Click Done when you've finished.
The steps are the same in macOS 27 Golden Gate and macOS 26 Tahoe; some of Apple's Tahoe pages call the first item Apple Account rather than your name. Before macOS Ventura, the same Manage button was in System Preferences, under Apple ID.
What does the Saved to iCloud section show?
Below the storage bar, macOS 27's iCloud settings have a Saved to iCloud section. It shows the syncing status of Photos, Drive, Passwords, Notes, Messages and Mail, and See All lists the rest of the apps that use iCloud.
Apple describes a colored circle for your storage there. Green means you have space available, yellow means it's almost full, red means it's full, and gray means syncing or backups are off, or the Mac has no internet connection.
What does the Manage list tell you?
The bar shows your total use, split by category. The list below it names each app and feature that stores data in iCloud, with its size, and Backups lists each device's iCloud backup.
Click an item to see more. Many apps offer Delete from iCloud; Apple says some, such as Messages and iCloud Drive, don't, and you trim those inside the app instead. If you subscribe to iCloud+, the same screen has Share with Family and Change Storage Plan.
There's no list of suggestions on the Mac. Apple documents Recommended for You, which points at large files, photos and old backups, only on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or later. If you have one, it's worth a look alongside the Mac's list.
Why don't the numbers match what you expected?
A few rules change what counts against you:
- Photos in Recently Deleted don't count toward your storage, Apple says, unless you're already over your limit.
- Someone else's shared iCloud Drive folder doesn't count toward yours if you're only a participant.
- An iCloud Shared Photo Library uses only its creator's storage; participants' contributions don't count toward their own.
- Shared albums count toward the owner's storage if they were created on version 27 software, as the photos section below explains.
- A family plan is one allowance for the whole group, so another member's photos can fill the space you see.
What happens when iCloud storage is full
Nothing you already keep in iCloud is deleted because you've run out of room. What stops is everything new: backups, uploads and syncing.
What stops working?
Apple lists four effects of running out of iCloud storage:
- Your devices stop backing up to iCloud.
- New photos and videos stop uploading to iCloud Photos.
- iCloud Drive and other iCloud apps stop staying up to date across your devices.
- You can't send or receive email at your iCloud email address.
The last one surprises people most. A full iCloud doesn't only pause syncing; it can stop iCloud Mail from receiving messages until you make room.
Do you lose anything when iCloud is full?
Not by itself, but there's one trap. Apple warns that if you're over your limit and delete photos or videos, they're removed immediately and can't be recovered from Recently Deleted. The usual 30-day safety net doesn't apply while you're over.
So when you're over the limit, make room with something other than photos first, such as an old device's backup. Once you're back under the limit, deleted photos wait in Recently Deleted again.
What happens on your Mac when iCloud is full?
Files you save to iCloud Drive stay on the Mac and upload when space becomes available. In Finder, they show an Out of Space status, and a similar icon can appear next to iCloud Drive in the sidebar, meaning iCloud storage is full.
Until a file has uploaded, Optimize Mac Storage can't remove its copy from your Mac, because iCloud doesn't have it yet. New photos you import into Photos stay full size on the Mac for the same reason. A full iCloud quietly turns the Mac's iCloud folders back into ordinary local folders.
What happens if you downgrade or cancel iCloud+?
The change takes effect when your current billing period ends. If you then store more than the smaller plan allows, Apple says iCloud won't sync or update your information, and iCloud backups won't complete, until you make room or upgrade again.
Downgrading to the free 5 GB also removes the iCloud+ features: Private Relay, Hide My Email and the rest. Apple's advice is to download or remove whatever won't fit before the period ends.
Before you delete anything from iCloud
iCloud keeps your devices in step. That's the point of it, and it's also why making room is different from tidying a folder on one Mac.
What does deleting from iCloud do to your other devices?
For most of what you'd delete, the answer is the same: it goes everywhere. Apple's page on managing storage spells it out item by item.
| What you remove | On your other devices | How long you can change your mind |
|---|---|---|
| A photo or video in iCloud Photos | Deleted on every device | 30 days in Recently Deleted, unless you're over the limit |
| A file in iCloud Drive | Deleted on every device | 30 days in the Mac's Trash, or Recently Deleted on iCloud.com |
| A message or attachment, with Messages in iCloud on | Deleted on every device | 30 days in Recently Deleted in Messages |
| An app's data, with Delete from iCloud | Removed from the Mac and every synced device | Not documented: treat it as final |
| A device's iCloud backup | The device can't be restored from it | Not documented: treat it as final |
Apple's advice is to save a copy of anything you still need before you remove it from iCloud. That's worth taking literally: a copy on the same synced account isn't a copy.
How do you keep a copy first?
Copy it somewhere iCloud doesn't sync. For files, select them in iCloud Drive, choose Edit › Copy, then Edit › Paste in a window on an external drive. For photos, export the ones that matter from Photos to an external drive. For mail, drag attachments you want to keep from the message to a folder in Finder.
Then check the copy opens before you delete the original. A copy you've never opened is a hope, not a backup.
Isn't iCloud a backup already?
Not of what's in iCloud. iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive and Messages in iCloud keep your devices the same, so a mistake on one device reaches all of them. Device backups protect an iPhone's settings and app data, but they leave out whatever already syncs to iCloud.
Time Machine on your Mac backs up what's on the Mac's disk. Files that exist only in iCloud, such as optimized photos or iCloud Drive files you've removed downloads for, aren't fully in it.
Device backups: often the easiest room to recover
Backups of iPhones and iPads are often the quickest win, especially backups of devices you've sold, replaced or stopped using. They can be large, and removing an old one touches nothing on any device you still own.
What's in an iCloud backup?
Apple says iCloud Backup copies the information on an iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro that doesn't already sync to iCloud. That includes the device's settings and Home Screen layout, app data for the apps you've downloaded, purchased ringtones, and an Apple Watch's backup, which is part of the iPhone's.
Two big items move in and out of the backup depending on your settings. Without iCloud Photos, the backup may include your photos and videos. Without Messages in iCloud, it includes your messages. With either on, that data syncs to iCloud instead and isn't backed up twice.
How do you delete an old device's backup from a Mac?
- Open System Settings, click your name, then click iCloud.
- Click Manage, then click Backups.
- Select the backup of a device you no longer need, then click the remove button below the list.
- Choose Delete to turn off backups for that device and remove its backups from iCloud.
Apple warns that deleting the iCloud backup of an iPhone or iPad you still use stops it backing up automatically. If you want to keep backing up a device, leave its backup alone and make it smaller from the device instead.
Which backups are safe to remove?
Backups of devices you no longer have and won't restore from are the clear candidates. A phone you traded in, a tablet a child outgrew, an old iPhone whose data moved to its replacement: once the new device is set up and backing up, the old backup has done its job.
Apple also notes that iCloud keeps a device's backups for 180 days after you turn off or stop using iCloud Backup. A forgotten device's backup expires by itself eventually; deleting it gets the space back today. Backups being used to restore a device can't be deleted.
Can you make a backup smaller without deleting it?
Yes, but from the iPhone or iPad, not the Mac. Apple's steps for choosing which apps back up are on those devices; on a Mac you can only delete a whole backup. Apple's suggestion is to turn off iCloud Backup for apps you don't need backed up, which removes their data from the next backup.
Turning on iCloud Photos takes photos out of the backup, but they then count as iCloud Photos instead. It moves the space rather than freeing it, though it makes your photos available on every device.
Should you back up your iPhone to the Mac instead?
It's a real alternative if your Mac has room. A backup made in Finder lives on the Mac's disk and costs no iCloud storage, though it only updates when you connect the device.
The post on where iPhone backups are stored on a Mac explains how to find, move and remove them, and the guide to iPhone backups covers the rest.
| Backup type | Where it's stored | Counts against | Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| iCloud Backup | Apple's servers | iCloud storage | Automatically, over Wi-Fi |
| Finder backup | ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup | Your Mac's disk | When you back up in Finder |
| Both | Both places | Both | Each on its own schedule |
iCloud Photos: usually the largest
For most people with iCloud Photos on, photos and videos are the largest category in the Manage list. They're also the one where a careless delete hurts most, because it reaches every device at once.
How do you delete photos and videos in iCloud Photos from a Mac?
- Open Photos and select the items you don't want.
- Press the Delete key, then click Delete.
- To free the space sooner, click Recently Deleted in the sidebar, select items and click Delete, or click Delete All.
With iCloud Photos on, Apple says a deletion on one device also deletes the item on every other device signed in with the same Apple Account. Deleted items wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days and don't count toward your storage while they're there.
Which photos free the most space?
Videos, usually. Video takes far more room per minute than photos take per shot, so long clips you'll never watch again are worth more than an afternoon of deleting blurry pictures. Photos can show your library by media type, so videos and screen recordings are easy to review on their own.
Duplicates add up too, especially after importing the same card twice or merging libraries. Photos finds them for you, as the post on finding and merging duplicate photos explains. Merging leaves one photo in the library and moves the extra copies to Recently Deleted, where you have 30 days to change your mind.
Do shared albums count toward your storage?
Since version 27, they can. Apple says photos and videos in shared albums you own, created on iOS, iPadOS, visionOS or macOS 27 or on the web, are stored at full resolution and count toward your iCloud storage. So do the photos other people add to your album.
Two exceptions: temporary shared albums don't count, and albums created on version 26 or earlier don't count either. If a family album you own has been busy since you updated, it may now be part of your total.
What about the iCloud Shared Photo Library?
The person who created the Shared Library provides the iCloud storage for all of it, Apple says, and other participants' contributions don't count toward their own storage. If the creator runs out, nobody can add to the library, and edits stop syncing. Making room is the creator's job, or the creator's family plan's.
Should you turn off iCloud Photos to make room?
On one Mac, turning it off changes nothing in iCloud. In System Settings › your name › iCloud, under Saved to iCloud, click Photos and turn off Sync this Mac. You can download a copy of your iCloud photos to the Mac or remove them from it; the library stays in iCloud for your other devices.
To remove iCloud Photos from iCloud altogether, go to Manage, select iCloud Photos and click Turn Off and Delete from iCloud. Apple says the photos are deleted 30 days after you stop using the service, and you can choose Recover iCloud Photos before then. Download your originals first; if you own a Shared Library, delete it first.
Does Optimize Mac Storage save iCloud space?
No, it works in the other direction. Photos' Optimize Mac Storage keeps full-size originals in iCloud and smaller versions on the Mac, which saves space on the Mac's disk and none in iCloud. It needs iCloud to have room for the originals.
The post on deleting photos from your Mac but not iCloud covers that side.
Messages, Mail and iCloud Drive
These three grow quietly, a few megabytes at a time, for years. Each has its own way to trim, and none of them has a Delete from iCloud button in the Manage list.
How do you trim Messages in iCloud from a Mac?
Apple says the messages and attachments you send and receive use your iCloud storage when Messages in iCloud is on. Attachments are where the space is:
- Open a conversation, then click the contact or group icon at the top to see its details.
- Scroll to a section such as Photos, and click Show more if it's there.
- Shift-click the items you don't need, Control-click them and choose Delete.
Deleting a message or conversation on the Mac deletes it on every device where Messages in iCloud is on. Items wait in Recently Deleted for 30 days, are removed from your devices after that, and Apple says they're permanently deleted from iCloud after 40 days.
How do you stop Messages from keeping everything forever?
Choose Messages › Settings, click General, and change Keep messages from Forever to a shorter period. Messages then removes older conversations and their attachments automatically. Apple says the same choice is available in iCloud's settings for Messages.
It's a blunt tool: it removes whole conversations past the cutoff, including texts you might want to keep. The post on Messages attachments on a Mac covers gentler ways to find the large ones.
Should you turn off Messages in iCloud?
You can. In Messages › Settings, click iMessage and deselect Enable Messages in iCloud, then choose whether to turn it off for all your devices or only this Mac. Devices where it stays on keep storing their messages in iCloud.
Turning it off on an iPhone doesn't necessarily free the space: Apple says messages are included in iCloud Backup when Messages in iCloud is off. The data may move from one category to another rather than leave iCloud.
How do you free iCloud Mail storage?
Messages with attachments take the most room. Delete old mail you don't need, especially newsletters with images and threads with large files, then choose Mailbox › Erase Deleted Items, select your iCloud account and click Erase. That removes the deleted messages for good.
Apple also offers iCloud Mail Cleanup, which removes promotions, subscriptions or transactions in bulk, on iPhone, iPad and iCloud.com. The post on Mail storage on a Mac explains the Mac's own copy of your mail, which is a separate matter.
How do you free iCloud Drive storage?
Find the largest files first. In Finder, click iCloud Drive in the sidebar, choose View › as List, and click the Size column heading. Delete what you don't need anywhere, by moving it to the Trash. Apple says it stays in the Trash for 30 days, and in Recently Deleted on iCloud.com for 30 days.
To keep a file but take it out of iCloud, drag it from iCloud Drive to a folder on the Mac that isn't in iCloud Drive. Apple says it's copied to the Mac and removed from iCloud Drive on all your devices, so it now uses your Mac's disk and no iCloud storage.
Does iCloud Drive's Recently Deleted still count?
Apple doesn't say. It says photos in Recently Deleted don't count, but it gives no such rule for iCloud Drive. If you're short of space and sure about what you deleted, empty the Trash, or remove the files from Recently Deleted on iCloud.com. Either way, they can't be recovered afterwards.
What if your Desktop and Documents are in iCloud?
Then everything you save to them counts toward iCloud storage, and they're often the largest part of iCloud Drive. The post on Desktop and Documents in iCloud explains what the setting does, what turning it off does, and what's better kept out of those folders.
| Category | Where to trim on a Mac | Undo window |
|---|---|---|
| Backups | iCloud settings › Manage › Backups | None documented |
| Photos | Photos, then Recently Deleted | 30 days |
| Messages | The conversation's details, or Keep messages | 30 days |
| Delete, then Mailbox › Erase Deleted Items | None after erasing | |
| iCloud Drive | Finder's iCloud Drive, then the Trash | 30 days |
| Other apps' data | iCloud settings › Manage › the app | None documented |
Other apps' data in iCloud
After the big five, the Manage list has a long tail of apps, each with a few megabytes or a few gigabytes. Some are Apple's, some are other developers'.
Which other Apple apps use iCloud storage?
Voice Memos, Notes, Freeform, Journal, Image Playground and others store their data in iCloud when their switches are on in iCloud settings. Notes and Freeform keep scans, images and attachments in iCloud along with the text; the post on how Notes, Freeform and Voice Memos grow goes into each one.
For Voice Memos, Apple's steps are to delete recordings, open Recently Deleted, choose Delete All or Delete, and confirm Delete Forever. Until you do, deleted recordings are still there.
What are Contact Images and FaceTime in the list?
Since iOS 26, iPadOS 26, visionOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26, contact posters and contact photos count toward your iCloud storage. To remove them without deleting your contacts, go to Manage, click Contact Images, then Delete from iCloud.
FaceTime's entry is more delicate. Apple warns that deleting FaceTime data from iCloud also removes some Phone app data, such as voicemails and FaceTime audio and video messages, and that it can't be recovered. Save any video messages you want first.
What about WhatsApp and other third-party apps?
Apps from other developers can store data in iCloud too. WhatsApp, for example, can back up your chat history to iCloud from an iPhone, which uses your iCloud storage. WhatsApp says you can choose its own cloud storage instead, and that using both of iCloud's options at once needs room for two copies of its backup.
Those backups are separate from what WhatsApp keeps on your Mac, which WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat's storage on a Mac covers. In the Manage list, apps that support it show Delete from iCloud; Apple says that removes the data from your Mac and every synced device too.
What does Siri keep in iCloud?
Siri can keep its settings and data in iCloud so your devices share them. In Manage, click Siri, then Turn Off and Delete from iCloud to remove it. It's rarely large, but it's there if you're clearing everything you don't use.
Buying more space: iCloud+, Family Sharing and Apple One
Deleting isn't always the right answer. If what fills iCloud is ten years of family photos, paying for more room may be cheaper than the hours, and the risk, of trimming.
How do you upgrade iCloud storage on a Mac?
- Open System Settings, click your name, click iCloud, then Manage.
- Click Change Storage Plan.
- If you see your subscriptions, select your iCloud+ or Apple One subscription, click See All Plans and choose a larger plan. If you see a list of storage options, choose an amount and click Upgrade to iCloud+ or Next.
- Follow the onscreen steps.
If you're in a Family Sharing group that shares purchases, Apple says the upgrade is billed to the family organizer's account.
How does sharing iCloud+ with your family work?
Choose Apple menu › System Settings, click Family, click Subscriptions, choose iCloud+, then click Share with Family. Up to five other members can then use the plan's storage and features. Each person keeps their own Apple Account, and Apple says photos, documents and other information stay private.
When the group runs low, every member gets a notification, and the organizer or whoever bought the plan can buy more, up to 12 TB. A member already paying for their own plan can switch to the family's and get a refund for the rest of theirs; they can't use both at once.
What about Apple One?
Apple One bundles iCloud+ storage with other Apple services. If you pay for Apple One and a separate iCloud+ plan, Apple says you can drop the separate plan and keep the storage that comes with Apple One. Check which plan you're actually paying for in Manage before buying another.
Is upgrading better than deleting?
It depends on what's in there. Paying makes sense when the space holds things you'd keep anyway: photos, important files, the backup of the phone you use. Deleting makes sense for what you'd never miss: an old device's backup, duplicate photos, a mailbox of newsletters, long videos you recorded by accident.
Most people end up doing a bit of both. Remove the obvious waste first, then choose a plan for what's left with room to grow.
A worked example
Say a family of three shares the 200 GB plan, and the warning appears. Manage shows Photos at 120 GB, Backups at 50 GB, Messages at 15 GB and iCloud Drive at 10 GB. The backups turn out to include an old iPad nobody uses.
Removing that iPad's backup frees some space at once, and touches nothing else. Next, each person reviews long videos and merges duplicates in Photos, and one person sets Keep messages to one year after saving a few conversations. That buys months; if Photos keeps growing, the 2 TB plan is the next step.
How the app does it
Wombit is a native Mac app that shows what's using your Mac's storage and explains every item in plain language. It scans the whole disk or any folder, reading only names, sizes and dates. File names and paths never leave your Mac.
It measures your Mac's disk, not your iCloud account, so it can't show or change what iCloud stores; iCloud's own numbers are in System Settings, as above. What it does show is the Mac's side of iCloud: the iCloud Drive folder, the Photos library, Messages attachments and iPhone backups made on this Mac, each explained from its catalog entry.
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Library/ Mobile Documents The iCloud Drive files that are downloaded to this Mac, including the iCloud folders that apps use.
Usually safe · Explained only: the app shows you how
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Library/ Application Support/ MobileSync/ Backup/ * Backups of an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch that were made on this Mac, one folder for each device.
Review first · Moves it to the Trash
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**/ *.photoslibrary A Photos library: your photos and videos, your edits and albums, and the previews Photos makes from them.
Managed by macOS · Explained only: the app shows you how
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Library/ Messages/ Attachments Photos, videos, audio messages and files sent and received in Messages on this Mac.
Review first · Explained only: the app shows you how
iCloud Drive is Usually safe: the app never removes iCloud Drive files, and explains Remove Download instead. The Photos library is Managed by macOS, handled only in Photos. Messages attachments and iPhone backups are Review first, and nothing among them starts checked.
The scan, the map, the explanations and Apple Data are free. Cleanup and the Apple Data actions, such as moving an old iPhone backup to the Trash after you review it, are PRO: one payment of $4.99 with lifetime access. Every Pro tool's review is free to open.
Frequently asked questions
What happens when iCloud storage is full?
Apple lists four things: your devices stop backing up to iCloud, new photos and videos stop uploading to iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive and other iCloud apps stop staying up to date across your devices, and you can't send or receive email at your iCloud address. Nothing you already have is deleted because the storage is full.
Is iCloud storage the same as my Mac's storage?
No. iCloud storage belongs to your Apple Account and lives on Apple's servers; your Mac's storage is its own disk. Freeing one doesn't free the other. A full iCloud can make a Mac fuller, though, because files that can't upload stay on the Mac.
How do I see what's taking up iCloud storage on my Mac?
Open System Settings, click your name at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, then click Manage. The bar shows your total use by category, and clicking an app, a feature or Backups shows what it stores.
Can I delete old iPhone backups from iCloud on a Mac?
Yes. In System Settings, click your name, then iCloud, then Manage, then Backups. Select the backup of a device you no longer use and click the remove button. Deleting the backup of a device you still use also turns off its iCloud backups, so it stops backing up.
If I delete photos to free iCloud storage, are they deleted from my iPhone?
Yes, if you use iCloud Photos. A deletion on any device removes the photo from iCloud and every device signed in to the same Apple Account. You can recover it from Recently Deleted for 30 days, unless you were over your storage limit when you deleted it.
Does Recently Deleted count toward iCloud storage?
For photos and videos, no: Apple says items in Photos' Recently Deleted don't count toward your iCloud storage. Apple doesn't say the same for iCloud Drive's Recently Deleted, so empty that once you're sure you don't need the files.
Do shared albums count toward my iCloud storage?
It depends on when the album was made. Apple says shared albums created on version 27 software count toward the owner's storage, including photos other people add. Albums created on version 26 or earlier, and temporary shared albums, don't count.
How much does more iCloud storage cost?
In the United States, iCloud+ costs $0.99 a month for 50 GB, $2.99 for 200 GB, $9.99 for 2 TB, $29.99 for 6 TB and $59.99 for 12 TB. Prices differ by country, and any plan can be shared with up to five other family members.
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