I’d just have to sign into the Netflix app again if I ever restored the backup. For example, in the screenshot below, I could disable the Netflix app’s backup and save 41.5MB of storage space. This can help you save space, especially because not every app really needs to be backed up to iCloud. Disable an app from here and your iPhone or iPad won’t back up its data to iCloud. This screen shows you exactly how much space each app’s data is using in your backup. Tap the backup for the device you’re currently using–it’ll show up as “This iPhone” or “This iPad”–and you can manage more settings. Here are a few common things we recommend looking at. To view more details, tap “Storage” on the iCloud screen and tap “Manage Storage.” You’ll see the amount of space you have available and a breakdown of what’s taking up space in iCloud here, which will help you decide what you need to delete. To access your iCloud settings, open the Settings app and tap “iCloud.” Scroll down to “Backup” and check that iCloud Backup is “On” to confirm you’re using it on your current device. Allow the app to upload your photos with “High quality (free unlimited storage).” The Assistant screen in the app will show you the progress and you can view your photos on the web. To back up your photos with Google Photos, install the Google Photos app and enable the “Back up & sync” option. RELATED: Banish iCloud Storage Nagging with Google Photos
You can also access Google Photos on the web, and there’s an Android app–something which makes it more cross-platform than Apple’s solution. There are other photo storage apps you could potentially use, like Flickr, but we really do recommend Google Photos.
Google Photos offers completely free storage of an unlimited number of photos as long as you’re willing to automatically compress them a bit to “high quality.” It even supports live photos now. Instead, just dump iCloud Photo Library and use an alternative service. You don’t have to give up those convenient online photo backups. iCloud Photo Library may be convenient, but it pushes you towards paying for iCloud space. Every photo counts towards the 5GB of space, which is shared among everything you’re storing in iCloud. Apple doesn’t offer you any breaks on the photo storage.