Applications purchased through the Apple App Store don't take up iCloud storage space, but their data does. You can manually remove this information from your iCloud storage using the Settings app on an iOS device, or the "Storage" feature of a desktop computer's iCloud program. Apps installed and associated with the Apple ID that you use to log into the App Store cannot be removed from iCloud, however, if you don't want them to appear, you can hide them from the "My Purchases" page. Again, they will have no effect on the storage space tied to your iCloud account, as they physically reside on Apple's servers.
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Erase App Data from iCloud (iOS)
Step 1. Launch the Settings app
It is characterized by a gear icon located on the Home of the device. Tap it to launch its app.
Step 2. Choose the "iCloud" item
A new menu for iCloud service configuration options will appear. If you haven't already, you will be prompted to log in with your profile.
Step 3. Log into your account (only if prompted)
To do this, type in your Apple ID and its login password, then press the "Sign In" button.
From the screen that appears, you can choose to disable iCloud synchronization with some specific Apple services by acting on the relative sliders. Depending on the synchronization service disabled, you can save iCloud storage space
Step 4. Tap the "Archive" option
Your entire iCloud personal storage will be displayed along with the amount of free space still available.
Step 5. Choose the "Manage Space" item
You will see the detailed list of all applications that are using the iCloud storage space and the list of all device backups.
Step 6. Select one of the installed applications to view its data on iCloud
They are listed in the "Documents and Data" section.
Step 7. Press the "Edit" button
The option to clear the data of each app on the list will be displayed.
Step 8. Press the "Delete" button
It is placed on the left of each element of the list. When prompted, press the "Delete" button again to confirm your willingness to delete the selected data from iCloud.
- If you wish, you can also press the "Delete All" button at the bottom of the screen. This will delete all the data of the selected application.
- If necessary, repeat the process for each app on the list.
Step 9. Return to the "Manage Space" screen
Press the appropriate button located in the upper left corner of the screen to be able to select another app or a backup file.
Step 10. Tap the name of your device to view the backup data
It is located within the "Backup" section and you can easily locate it by the name you have associated with the device.
Step 11. Choose the "Show all apps" option
This will display a complete list of all the data of the applications installed on the device that are included in the iCloud backup. The amount of memory space occupied by its data is shown next to the name of each application.
This is the information and data that is used by the operating system to restore the device using an iCloud backup. This information has no impact on the data currently stored on the device
Step 12. Tap the slider next to an application name
This way the data of the selected program will not be included in the next iCloud backup.
Alternatively, you can press the "Delete Backup" button to delete all current backup data from the iCloud account. However, if you have turned on automatic backup via iCloud, all data from enabled apps will be saved to your iCloud account during the next backup
Method 2 of 4: Erase App Data from iCloud (Mac)
Step 1. Enter the "Apple" menu
It is located in the upper left corner of the desktop.
Step 2. Choose the "System Preferences" option
You can directly access this panel on the Mac by selecting its icon on the Dock.
Step 3. Click the "iCloud" icon
A new iCloud configuration settings window will appear.
Step 4. Press the "Manage" button
It is located in the lower right corner of the appeared window. The complete list of all apps and backups on your iCloud account will be displayed.
If you are not logged in yet, you will need to press the "Login" button and provide your Apple ID and password
Step 5. Choose one of the applications in the list
All data stored in the storage space of your iCloud profile, related to the chosen app, will be listed in the right pane of the window.
Step 6. Select the desired items from the right pane of the window
To do this, hold down the ⌘ Command key while clicking the data you want to include in the selection.
Step 7. Press the "Delete" button
It is located in the lower left corner of the box that shows the details of the saved data. This will remove all selected items.
Alternatively, you can press the "Delete All" button if you want all the data of the selected app to be removed from iCloud
Method 3 of 4: Erase App Data from iCloud (Windows)
Step 1. Launch the iCloud program
Press the ⊞ Win key on your keyboard and search using the keyword "iCloud".
Step 2. Press the "Archive" button
It's located on the right of the bar showing the storage space for your iCloud account, at the bottom of the window.
If you are not signed in to iCloud, press the "Account" button and enter your Apple ID and its password
Step 3. Choose an app from the appeared list
In the right panel of the window, all the data relating to the selected application on iCloud will be listed.
Step 4. Select the data you want to delete
Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on each of the items in the list that you want to include in the selection.
Step 5. Press the "Delete" button
It is located in the lower left corner of the data pane of the selected app. In this way all the chosen elements will be deleted.
Alternatively, you can press the "Delete All" button if you want all the data of the selected app to be removed from iCloud
Method 4 of 4: Hide Unused Apps from Apple Account (iOS)
Step 1. Log in to the App Store
If you want some specific applications to no longer appear associated with your Apple account, you can have them automatically hidden from view.
If you haven't signed in to your Apple account yet, you'll be prompted for your Apple ID and password
Step 2. Go to the "Updates" tab (iPhone only)
In this way, the list of all the apps installed will be displayed on the screen, which can be updated with a new version.
If you are using an iPad you will not have to press the "Updates" button, but the one called "Buy"
Step 3. Tap on "My purchases"
A list of all the apps you have installed on your device (both paid and free) will be displayed.
Step 4. Swipe left on the name of one of the listed apps
A red button will appear with the words "Hide".
Step 5. Press the "Hide" button
This application will be removed from the list of purchased apps. Repeat this step for all the apps you want to hide.
- This is a purely organizational operation, which has no effect on the data on the device or on iCloud, so it will not allow you to recover additional memory space.
- Hidden apps remain present in the App Store and can be downloaded again at any time, as usual.
Advice
- Some applications allow you to choose where to save them, whether in iCloud or locally on your device.
- Using a desktop system you can delete files related to full backups saved on iCloud, but you cannot choose which data of installed applications not to include in the backup.
