At iTandCoffee, we regularly see clients who are suffering a 'Storage Full' message, but are not clear on just what storage has run out. While it may be the physical storage on the device (computer, iPad, iPhone, Android device) that has been filled up, so often it is a Cloud service that is the issue - eg. Dropbox, Google, or OneDrive, or iCloud. These services will offer a limited amount of storage for free, and then payment is required for additional storage, with different tiers of storage payment. Once the available storage limit is reached, the decision must be made to either pay some/more money, or clean out whatever is filling up that cloud. I have had two clients this week alone who had found their Google account was full, which then blocked their emails. Another client had found that her Windows computer had filled up because of automatic syncing of photos to her computer by the iCloud Photos service - something she didn't really need, given that the computer had limited storage and was just for study/work. And every week I see clients who have the 'iCloud full' issue, with persistent messages popping up. So, when a client asks about a 'full storage' issue, further investigation is required and the resolution may be computer-based or 'cloud-based'. In each case where this happens we need to first work out
Below we share our approach to cleaning up computer storage, as well as some helpful articles that provide some more specific advice about cleaning up your device's storage and iCloud storage. (Some articles are members-only articles for our iTandCoffee Club members. Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here.) Cleaning up storage on a computerWhen I help a client clean up physical storage on a computer, I will generally look for (and remove)
Here are some previous articles from iTandCoffee about cleaning up your Mac's storage:
And here is a great article from Windows Central about how to clean up your Windows computer storage Cleaning up an iPad and iPhoneCleaning up a full iCloud
Cleaning up a full Google account and stopping unwanted sync'ingGet great tips like this at our User GroupsAt iTandCoffee, we host regular Online User Groups, where you can get answers to questions like this and learn all sorts of great tips and tricks from the questions asked by others. These 1-hour sessions are small, social, fun - and no question is too simple. Below are the upcoming sessions
iTandCoffee Club members can attend these sessions FOR FREE using their free session allowance (3 for Basic and unlimited for Plus and Premium). (Not yet a member of the iTandCoffee Club? Find out about the benefits of membership of The iTandCoffee Club here). Non-members are also very welcome to attend (as are those members who have used up their free session allowance) for only $10 during COVID-19 restrictions (normally $20). Bookings are essential. Book online below, or email bookings@itandcoffee.com.au. And if you want to watch videos of our user groups, join the iTandCoffee Club with Plus, Online or Premium membership. These members can even send a question before the session and we will include it in our list to address at the session. See our calendar below for details of when our User Groups are scheduled. You can type User Group in the Search field to filter the events.
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