How to View an iPhone iCloud Backup Size in iOS 9

If you’re using the default iCloud storage amount, then you might be very close to using all of it with just an iPhone backup.

If you’ve been thinking about backing up another device to iCloud, or if there are some files you would like to save there, then you may want to check the availability of iCloud storage.

Our tutorial will show you how to view an iPhone iCloud backup size in iOS 9 directly from your iPhone.

How to Check the Size of an iCloud Backup

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Choose your Apple ID card.
  3. Select iCloud.
  4. Touch iCloud Backup.
  5. Locate the backup size next to your device.

Our guide continues below with additional information on how to view an iPhone iCloud backup size in iOS 9, including pictures of these steps.

The iCloud account that you have configured on your iPhone can be used as a location for you to store certain types of files, including backups of the device.

iOS 9 even offers a way for you to more actively use your iCloud storage by including an iCloud Drive icon on your iPhone.

But free iCloud accounts are limited to 5 GB of storage, and even a single iPhone backup can exceed that limitation if you have enough files on your iPhone.

If you are curious about the size of your iPhone backups that are being saved to your iCloud account, then you can check on them from within the Settings menu on your iPhone.

Our guide below will show you how to locate this information.

When you’re ready to upgrade your phone you will want to delete the information from the old device. Our how to reset iPhone 11 guide can show you how.

Old Method – How to Find the Size of an iCloud Backup of Your iPhone in iOS 9 (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9. These steps may vary slightly for other iOS versions.

This guide assumes that you have set up iCloud on your iPhone, and that you currently have a backup of your iPhone that is saved to iCloud.

Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.

open the settings menu

Step 2: Select the General option.

open the general menu

Step 3: Scroll down and select the Storage & iCloud Usage option.

open the storage and icloud usage menu

Step 5: Tap the Manage Storage button under the iCloud section.

select manage storage under icloud

Step 6: Your backup is listed under Backups, and the size is at the right side of the backup description.

For example, the backup size in the image below is 1.4 GB.

find the icloud backup size

If you tap the backup if will open an Info screen that shows you more information about the backup, plus includes a list of items that you can elect to include or not include with the backup.

You can also delete and turn off backups by tapping the Delete Backup button at the bottom of the screen.

icloud backup details

Now that you know how to view an iPhone iCloud backup size in iOS 9, you will be able to use it to determine how best to use the space that you have available in iCloud.

You can learn more about managing iCloud backups and reducing their size if you are having difficulty backing up to iCloud because your backup file is too large.

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