Downgrade your iCloud storage

If you have more space in iCloud than you need, you can downgrade your storage plan.

What happens when you decrease your storage plan

When you downgrade your iCloud storage plan, the storage decrease takes effect after your current monthly or annual subscription ends.*

If you downgrade or cancel your plan and your stored iCloud content exceeds your available storage, new photos and videos don’t upload to iCloud Photos, files don't upload in iCloud Drive, Messages in iCloud don't update, and your iOS devices don't back up. Learn how to manage your storage by deleting the information that you don't need anymore.

If you downgrade to the free iCloud Storage plan, you'll have 5GB of storage.

Downgrade your iCloud storage from any device

You can decrease your iCloud storage plan from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC. Just follow these quick steps.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage or iCloud Storage. If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage.
Tap Change Storage Plan.
Tap Downgrade Options and enter your Apple ID password.
Choose a different plan.
Tap Done.

On your Mac

Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
Click Manage in the lower-right corner.
Click Change Storage Plan in the upper-right corner.
Click Downgrade Options.
Enter your Apple ID password, then click Manage.
Choose a different plan.
Click Done.

On your Windows PC

Open iCloud for Windows.
Click Storage.
Click Change Storage Plan.
Click Downgrade Options.
Enter your Apple ID password, then click Manage.
Choose a different plan.
Click Done.

Learn more

When you choose an iCloud storage plan that's beyond the free 5GB, it's billed to the Apple ID that you use with iCloud. See or change your Apple ID payment information.
If you reach or exceed your iCloud storage limit, you can buy more storage or make space available.
Have an annual iCloud storage plan? No problem, change to a monthly plan instead.
Discover what iCloud backs up.

* Contact Apple within 14 days of an upgrade for a refund. Partial refunds are available where required by law.

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Published Date: September 17, 2018