How To Cancel Icloud Storage Payment On Iphone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to cancel or downgrade your paid subscription to use iCloud storage. To cancel your subscription, you will downgrade to the free version of iCloud storage, which provides 5GB of storage. This may require you to back up your data first.

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Back up your iCloud data. If you are storing more than 5GB worth of data in your iCloud account, you will need to back up anything you don't want to lose. You will still have access to all your data after downgrading until the next billing cycle^[1]. To back up your data, do the following:
- Go to https://privacy.apple.com/ and sign in to your iCloud account. You can do this on a computer, phone, or tablet, as long as you have enough free storage to transfer all the data.
- Click Request a copy of your data.
- Tick the box next to the data that you would like to download, or click Select all.
- Click Continue.
- Choose a maximum file size and click Complete request.
- Check the inbox for your primary Apple ID email address. You will be sent instructions for downloading your data. Note that it can take up to 7 days for Apple to prepare your data and send the email.
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Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Look for the gray settings icon on your home screen.
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Tap on your name. It's at the top of the screen.
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Tap iCloud . It's in the middle with a blue cloud icon.
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Tap Manage Storage or iCloud Storage . On older iOS versions, tap on the storage bar first, then tap Manage Storage.
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Tap Change Storage Plan . It's near the top in blue text.
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Select the free plan. It says 5GB next to it.
- You could also choose to downgrade to a less expensive plan if you are on a higher tier.
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Tap Done . This is in the top right.

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Back up your iCloud data. If you are storing more than 5GB worth of data in your iCloud account, you will need to back up anything you don't want to lose. You will still have access to all your data after downgrading until the next billing cycle. To back up your data, do the following:
- Go to https://privacy.apple.com/ and sign in to your iCloud account. You can do this on a computer, phone, or tablet, as long as you have enough free storage to transfer all the data.
- Click Request a copy of your data.
- Tick the box next to the data that you would like to download, or click Select all.
- Click Continue.
- Choose a maximum file size and click Complete request.
- Check the inbox for your primary Apple ID email address. You will be sent instructions for downloading your data. Note that it can take up to 7 days for Apple to prepare your data and send the email.
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Go to System Preferences on your Mac. Click the Apple icon and select System Preferences.
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Click Apple ID . You can skip this step if you are on macOS Mojave or earlier.
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Click iCloud . It's indicated with a cloud icon.
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Click Manage . This is in the bottom right.
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Click Change Storage Plan . This is in the top right.
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Click Downgrade Options . This is in the bottom left.
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Verify your account. Type in your Apple password and click Manage.
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Select the free plan. It says 5GB next to it.
- You could also choose to downgrade to a less expensive plan if you are on a higher tier.
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Click Done . This is in the bottom right^[2].

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Back up your iCloud data. If you are storing more than 5GB worth of data in your iCloud account, you will need to back up anything you don't want to lose. You will still have access to all your data after downgrading until the next billing cycle. To back up your data, do the following:
- Go to https://privacy.apple.com/ and sign in to your iCloud account. You can do this on a computer, phone, or tablet, as long as you have enough free storage to transfer all the data.
- Click Request a copy of your data.
- Tick the box next to the data that you would like to download, or click Select all.
- Click Continue.
- Choose a maximum file size and click Complete request.
- Check the inbox for your primary Apple ID email address. You will be sent instructions for downloading your data. Note that it can take up to 7 days for Apple to prepare your data and send the email.
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Click Storage . This is near the bottom next to a colorful graph.
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Click Change Storage Plan . This is in the top right.
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Click Downgrade Options . This is in the bottom left.
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Verify your account. Type in your Apple password and click Manage.
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Select the free plan. It says 5GB next to it.
- You could also choose to downgrade to a less expensive plan if you are on a higher tier.
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Click Done .

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1. Backup your iCloud data.
2. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
3. Tap on your name then select iCloud.
4. Tap Manage Storage then Change Storage Plan.
5. Select the free 5GB plan and tap Done.

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