How can you move iPhone data to iCloud to free up your device storage? All top ways are listed here and you can choose a suitable way to make it efficiently!
How do I move iPhone storage to iCloud storage?
How do I move storage from my iPhone which is CONSTANTLY FULL to my iCloud storage which has PLENTY OF ROOM???
- Question from Apple Community
An iPhone will become sluggish and slow when there is not enough storage space. Therefore, you may want to set iCloud as the storage. Fortunately, it is possible to make it.
With iCloud, you can easily back up your iPhone and restore. In addition, you can also choose to move important files to iCloud to make more available room on iPhone and all files stored in iCloud can be accessed on all your devices. You will never lose them even if your iPhone gets lost.
Let’s start to see how to move iPhone storage to iCloud!
Before the process, you'd better make sure there is enough iCloud storage space.
If you don't need this action, you can go to Part 2 to change iPhone storage to iCloud wirelessly, or go to Part 3 to transfer storage to iCloud on PC for free.
Each iCloud user only has 5 GB of free storage space. You can go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud to check if you have enough available iCloud space.
If the available space does not meet your needs, you can pay extra to get more space. Choose Manage Account Storage or Manage Storage > Select Buy More Storage or Change Storage Plan to pick the plan you need.
There are 3 ways that can help you transfer phone storage to iCloud from iPhone directly. You can turn on the sync option to save specific data to iCloud or move selected files to iCloud Drive.
If there are too many large files need to be uploaded to iCloud, you can also choose the faster wired way mentioned in the next part to make it.
Now you can follow the steps to move photos, apps, files, and messages to iCloud. However, you are not allowed to select the files you need. For example, when you turn on the sync of photos, it will upload all of your photos to iCloud.
How do I use iCloud instead of storage on my iPhone? Just go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > tap Show All > Turn on the toggle for the specific data. If you want to move photos to iCloud, you should tap Photos and turn on Sync This iPhone.
In fact, syncing data to iCloud doesn't really solve the problem of insufficient storage. The data is still on your iPhone, and it can only reduce the amount of space it takes up to a certain extent. To make more room on iPhone, you may choose to move iPhone storage to iCloud Drive.
If you do not want to turn on the sync, then you can choose to move iPhone storage to iCloud Drive. The data saved in iCloud Drive can be accessed on any device. In addition, when you delete the files on iPhone, they will not be deleted from iCloud.
On your iPhone (iOS 11 and later), there’s one app called Files. With this Files app, you can save photos, contacts, documents, etc. from iPhone to iCloud Drive. In this way, you can easily check your files after deleting them from your iPhone.
If you like to use Apple Music, you can subscribe it so you can turn on Sync Library to upload your songs to iCloud. Just go to Settings > Music to turn on Sync Library option. In addition, you can turn on Optimize Storage option, in this way, it will automatically delete the songs that haven't been played for a long time.
As a professional iPhone data transfer and iCloud data management tool, AOMEI FoneBackup can help you easily transfer data from iPhone to PC and then you can upload data from PC to iCloud/iCloud Drive efficiently.
During the iPhone-to-PC data transfer process, you can get many advantages and save lots of time.
🌟Highlights: • Fast transfer speed helps transfer 1000 + photos within minutes. • Total USB connections ensure all your data is safe. • Easily move photos, videos, music, contacts and ringtones from iPhone to PC and vice versa. • Various file types are supported, like jpg, heic, mp4, m4v mp3, m4a, csv, etc. • All iPhone models and iOS versions can be supported (iPhone 16/iOS 18).
Now you can click the button to download AOMEI FoneBackup to your Windows PC and learn from the steps to get how to transfer data from iPhone to PC.
Step 1. Launch AOMEI FoneBackup > Connect iPhone to PC via a USB cable > If asked, tap Trust on iPhone to continue.
Step 2. Go to Phone Transfer from the left pane > Choose iPhone to PC and click Get Started.
Step 3. Preview and select the files you need (If you want to transfer photos, you can choose Photos and go to the albums to find the photos you need.) > Click OK to continue.
Step 4. Click Start Transfer > On the pop-up window, choose the storage path and adjust other settings as you like > Click OK to start.
Once the transfer is finished, you can use AOMEI FoneBackup's iCloud manager feature to upload your targeted data to iCloud or iCloud Drive.
When it comes to uploading, downloading and deleting iCloud data, AOMEI FoneBackup's powerful iCloud manager feature will help you finish the process efficiently.
🌟 Advantages: • Fast upload speed: 1000+ high-quality pictures can be synced within 40 minutes. • Unlike the unstable official iCloud web, AOMEI FoneBackup runs stably all the time. • It adopts two-factor authentication to protect your iCloud data like Apple. • Simply upload, download and delete iCloud/iCloud data in a few clicks. • To switch to a new account, you can sync iCloud photos, videos, etc. in 1-click.
Now follow the steps below to see how to transfer photos from iPhone storage to iCloud!
Go to My iCloud > Log in with your Apple ID > Click Manage iCloud. (If you need to sync iCloud data to another account, you can choose iCloud Sync from this interface to operate.)
Click each icon you need > Click the Upload button to continue (You can tap on iCloud Drive to access your iCloud Drive data easily).
Choose your targeted data on the PC from the pop-up window > Click Open to move things to iCloud to free up space.
iCloud stores your data, but it doesn't remove it from your device by default. Downloaded movies, music you haven't streamed in ages, and those "just-in-case" apps can silently gobble up space.
When this issue occurs, it may be because that there are too many high-quality or similar photos on your iPhone, you can go to this why is my photo storage so high on iPhone guide to find detailed solutions.
That’s all about how to move iPhone storage to iCloud. The files in iCloud storage can be accessed on any device. You can first move your important files to iCloud and then delete them from iPhone to free up space. Or you can use the professional AOMEI FoneBackup to transfer data from iPhone to PC and then add them to iCloud efficiently.
