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View and manage iCloud device backups

You can view and manage your iCloud backups from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Windows computer.

If you want to customise which apps and data are backed up, see Back up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iCloud.

WARNING: If you delete the iCloud backup for your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, iCloud stops automatically backing up the device.

View and manage iCloud backups on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Do one of the following:
- iOS 16, iPadOS 16 or later: Tap iCloud Backup.
- iOS 15, iPadOS 15 or earlier: Tap Manage Storage, then tap Backups.
You see the devices with iCloud Backup turned on.
To delete a backup, tap the name of a device, then tap Turn Off and Delete from iCloud (or Delete & Turn Off Backup).

View and manage iCloud backups on your Mac

On your Mac, do one of the following:
- macOS 13 or later: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, then click iCloud.
- macOS 12 or earlier: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud.
Click Manage, then click Backups. A list of devices that have iCloud Backup turned on is shown.
To delete a backup, select a device, then click Delete or .

View and manage iCloud backups on your Windows computer

Open iCloud for Windows, then click Storage.
Click Backups on the left. On the right, you see devices with iCloud Backup turned on.
To delete a backup, select a device, then click Delete.

Note: If you turn off iCloud Backup for a device, any backups stored in iCloud are kept for 180 days before being deleted.

You can also use your computer to back up your device. See the Apple Support article How to back up your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

See alsoApple Support article: Restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from a backup

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