- Annoying iCloud Popups and How to Stop Them Logic says that if you have 5 GB of storage to backup tens or hundreds GB of data, that backup storage will be full in no time. It requires thoughtful planning to decide which ones to be backed up and which ones to ditch if you want to make do with the free iCloud storage.
- The first thing to check when iCloud seems to stop working is Apple’s own iCloud System Status page. This lists all the available iCloud services the company provides. If something here is.
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings your name iCloud. Turn iCloud features on or off. Turn iCloud features on or off on a Mac On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then do one of the following.
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When you sign out of iCloud, you'll be asked if you want to keep a copy of the information that you store in iCloud on your device. Whatever you choose, your information will remain in iCloud. However, you can't access or use the following services on your device after you sign out of iCloud:
- Apple Pay, Apple Cash, and Apple Card*
- Find My
- Game Center
- Home app to control your HomeKit devices
- iCloud Backup
- iCloud Drive
- iCloud Keychain
- iCloud Mail
- iCloud Photos
- Siri Shortcuts
- Voice Memos
- Shared Albums
- Messages in iCloud
- Reminders
- Shared Notes
- Shared Pages, Numbers, and Keynote documents
- Updates to your contacts, calendars, reminders, bookmarks, and Safari tabs
- Continuity features like Handoff, Universal Clipboard, and Auto Unlock with your Apple Watch
- App data for any third-party apps that you've installed that use iCloud
* Your Apple Cash and Apple Card accounts are linked to your Apple ID. They can't be transferred to a different Apple ID or accessed by a different Apple ID.
When you sign out of iCloud, you're automatically signed out of the App Store, iMessage, and FaceTime. You can sign in with your Apple ID to keep using the App Store. And you can use iMessage and FaceTime with your phone number.
If you sign out of iCloud and you don't keep a copy of your data on your device or your Mac, you can't access that data until you sign in to iCloud again.
Sign out on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name].
- Scroll down to the bottom.
- Tap Sign Out.
- Enter your Apple ID password and tap Turn Off.
- Turn on the data that you want to keep a copy of on your device.
- Tap Sign Out.
- Tap Sign Out again to confirm that you want to sign out of iCloud.
Sign out on your Mac
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Click Apple ID, then click Overview. If you use macOS High Sierra or earlier, click iCloud.
- Click Sign Out.
- If you want to a keep a copy of your iCloud data on your Mac before you sign out, make sure that you select the appropriate checkboxes. Then click Keep a Copy.
- If you want to keep a copy of your Safari passwords on your Mac, click Keep on This Mac.
Sign out on your Apple Watch
When you sign out of iCloud on the iPhone that's paired with your Apple Watch, you're automatically signed out of iCloud on your Apple Watch.
If you use an Apple Watch with Family Setup, learn how to unpair and erase your Apple Watch.
Sign out on your Apple TV
- Go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud.
- Select Sign Out.
Sign out of iCloud for Windows
When you turn on iCloud for an app, its information is safely stored in iCloud and automatically kept in sync across your devices. When you turn it off, the app will no longer connect with iCloud, so your data will exist only on your device. You can choose which apps on your device you'd like to use iCloud, or turn off iCloud completely.
Choose which apps to use with iCloud
Learn how to find your iCloud settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Mac, or PC.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name].
- Tap iCloud.
- Tap to choose which apps you want to use iCloud.
On your Mac
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, you don't need to click Apple ID.
- Click iCloud.
- Select or deselect each app.
Some features aren't available or are listed differently in earlier macOS versions.
On your Windows PC
- Open iCloud for Windows.
- Select or deselect each app. Learn more below.
- Click Apply.
Some features aren’t available on your PC, or are listed differently, depending on whether your computer has Microsoft Outlook 2016 or earlier installed.
iCloud Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Reminders
If you have Outlook installed, use iCloud Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks in Outlook. If you turn off Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks, the iCloud information remains available in Microsoft Outlook, but it isn’t updated iCloud and your other devices.
If you don't have Outlook installed, use iCloud Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Reminders in your web browser on iCloud.com.
iCloud Reminders are called Tasks in Outlook 2016 or later.
Bookmarks
If you select Bookmarks, and your computer has Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox installed, click Options. Here you can select the Windows browsers whose bookmarks you want to keep up to date with bookmarks in Safari on your iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. Learn which browsers you can use with iCloud for Windows.
Turn off iCloud
If you sign out of iCloud (or delete iCloud), iCloud no longer backs up the information on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Learn more about what iCloud backs up. You can still back up your device from your computer.
Stop Icloud Download
To stop using iCloud on your devices, learn how to sign out of iCloud.
Stop Icloud Prompt
If you turned on automatic downloads for music, app, or book purchases, your purchases are still downloaded to your devices.
Stop Icloud Popup
Learn more
Stop Icloud
- Before you turn off iCloud or any iCloud apps, make a copy of your information. If you keep a copy of the app's information on your device, that information isn't kept in sync with iCloud.
- Learn what's stored in your iCloud Backup.
- Learn how to manage your iCloud storage by deleting information and backups.
- If you need extra iCloud storage, you can buy more.