You can free up space in your Apple iCloud account be deleting app data using these steps.
- From the Home screen, open “Settings“.
- Choose “iCloud“
- Select “Storage“.
- Select “Manage Storage”
- Select your device.
- Scroll down and select “Show All Apps“.
- Turn the app on or off as desired.
- Tap “Turn Off & Delete” when prompted, and you’re done.
Tc says
I have done everything said to delete social media apps i.e. Snapchat facebook and Instagram and nothing works. I have been told that once Snapchat is downloaded on a phone that it can be added back from iCloud even if it is deleted from iCloud. I have something set up on my kids iphones that does not allow apps to be added unless I approve them through a motivation that is sent to my phone.
Liz says
How do you do this on an iPad? Directions not the same. Help!
chuiyee Tang says
Hi : I have a iphone XR . after i delete back up . when i turn back on Back up . my icloud still the same .Can’t delete . please help
Cyn says
I have done everything you say to delete a game app 5 times and it is still in the clouds when I go to the App Store to download it . What can I do please ? I want the app but it is stuck and I can’t continue
Lauren Waymouth says
I can’t find my device when I go to manage storage. It doesn’t come up. What do I do?
Flor says
Jeff you are a genius! Thanks!
Betsy says
Jeff from July 31…
BRILLIANT!!!!
Your instructions are the ONLY thing that worked after a couple of weeks trying to get rid of the dag-on thing and all it’s data and docs.
Jeff, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Chandler S. says
What does the app do in Manage Apps? I deleted it and there it says “turn on and off” and background refresh? But it’s not on the home screen anymore. Why is this? Is it still using data and iCloud data? I don’t understand this!
Grace says
Thanks so much. This worked like a charm.
Michele P says
I was getting very frustrated but found you comment and worked great, thanks Jeff
Nothing says
Thank u so much it worked so well thank u
Sidra says
Yeah. Thanks Jeff.
Shruti says
I have the same problem , I am still getting I could option on the app which means the data is not deleted. It is simply frustrating !!
Jeff says
I was having the same issue. Deleted app from home screen and from backups but when I tried to do a fresh reinstall the only option was to download from the cloud. I tried this and it seemed to work though…
1. After deleting the App from your iphone Go to the App Store
2. Click on the blue icon at the top right corner of the screen (a person inside of a circle above the search bar) to access your account
3. click on “purchased”
4. Click on “My Purchases”
5. Find the app that you are trying to remove and swipe left to “hide” the app.
6. Go back to app store and reinstall by hitting “Get”
This worked for me. Good Luck!
Susan lopez says
Same problem delete app from phone and iCloud but when I go to App Store to put app in it only shows up from the iCloud which should have been deleted?!!
Kim says
If I delete an app from backing up to icloud, does it mean that if I need to access icloud to restore my phone that app wont restore?
Judith says
Where is the list of my apps ‘in the cloud’
How do I delete a lot of them PERMANENTLY.
Kiara says
It did not work I have the same problem but it was different on my phone
Perry Brening says
I have the exact same problem as Patty. I’d like to delete the app (entirely) and do a reinstall so to use it fresh. But when I go to reinstall the app from the app store. it shows a “down arrow” from a cloud, indicating that it’s still stored and it is just reinstalling from the cloud. not a totally “fresh” install. I know this to be true because in the app I have … given names to certain devices and the names come up… indicating that the app is NOT a fresh install and wasn’t deleted… totally. Please… I’d appreciate being shown a way that would delete the app not only from my iphone, but also from the stored cloud location. A total deletion, if you will.
Tom R. says
On the latest iOS, the solution above is missing one significant step. #5. should say, ‘Scroll down and select backups, then scroll down and select your device. This is how I accomplished app deletion in the iCloud.
Karen says
I deleted my Facebook account. I’m trying to use my Messenger app, but when it ask for my login information, it says it’s not recognized.. I try to create a new account and it takes me to Facebook sign in. Then it wants me to create a Facebook account. I uninstalled Messenger app and re-downloaded it. I get the same thing. Uninstalled it again. Went to reinstall from App Store yet again and found it was re-downloading from the cloud. Went to iCloud and deleted Messenger, and was going to try it again. Only, when I go back to App Store, it still indicates it will download from the cloud. What do I do? Appreciate any help…
Betty Bubelis says
How do I delete unwanted apps on the cloud that I will never install again?. I tried from my phone… I logged into icloud on my laptop… I am not able to see the apps that are using up space anywhere.
Where do I see the apps that are sitting out there?
Tori says
No it did not help. I relate with Patty experience, its exact to mines. Does anyone know how to fix this?
BB says
No it did not help. I have the exact same problem as Patty and am unable to find a solution.
Patty says
This deletes the app’s data from the cloud but not the app itself. There’s something wrong with an app I have installed and I think if I could just completely get rid of it and install it anew the problem would be resolved. But when I go to the App Store, it has a down arrow indicating it’s in the cloud and if I install it, it will be the version with the glitch. I know this because I have tried.
Judy says
I have deleted the app find my friends several times and it keeps coming back. Last time I found it in a folder. It sent a notification to a friend that I had accepted their request to follow me. How do I stop this ?
Deborah Smith says
I still can not remove some apps…like iBooks I’ve listened to…or websites I wanted. I’ve tried the pushing of the buttons ’till they jiggle (& I use to be able to remove them this way)…& I’ve looked in the settings & managing storage section – the things I want to remove – are not there.
Thanks for any help…