Probably iCloud is the true services that unites Apple products as an integrated eco-system. With iCloud, you can backup your iPhone and iPad, keep your photos and videos synced in iCloud Photo Library (Quick Learn on How To Get My Photos from iCloud), and put your documents and files in iCloud Drive.
Given you have only 5GB of storage, you'd better get full understanding on what are included in your iCloud. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to access and view your iCloud backup on PC / Mac; manage iCloud Backup to optimize your free storage; download photos and notes from iCloud so as to retrieve your important data and files.
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How to download all your iCloud photos to your Mac. As we said above, one of the benefits of using iCloud Photo Library is that it makes it possible to view all your photos on all of your devices. This article shows you three different ways to access and download iCloud backup files to PC/Mac. Apple allows you to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod via iCloud and provides 5 GB free storage space. Your data and settings are updated automatically to iCloud when the device is connected via Wi-Fi.
How To Download and Access iCloud Backup on PC/Mac
Tutorial Summary:
Part 1: How To Access iCloud Backup on iPhone
It’s a weird design that you cannot find a list of your iCloud backup on iCloud.com. Instead, to manage your iCloud storage, you can get the access to your iCloud backup by using an iPhone (or iPad). Please note that, with this tip, you can only view your iCloud backup list, not the content inside. If you need to browse your iCloud backup content and retrieve your deleted messages, notes, or other data from iCloud backup, just to Part 4: How To Access iCloud Backup Content.
How To Assecc iCloud Backup on iPhone
- On your iPhone running iOS 10.3 or later, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Storage > Manage Storage.
- If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage.
Delete, View and Manage iCloud Backup
- Tap to choose a backup. Then you can view more details about it, choose which information to back up,* or delete the backup.
Pro Tips: If you are in iPhone storage crisis and even cannot be eased by iCloud backup, here is a complete tutorial showing how to free up space on iPhone.
Part 2: How To Access iCloud Backup on PC Windows
Even Windows PC doesn't belong to Apple family, you can still access iCloud backup on Windows PC. The only thing you need is to download iCloud for Windows. Follow steps below to access your iCloud backup on your PC.
Step 1: Open iCloud for Windows on your PC > Enter your Apple ID to sign in to iCloud.
Step 2: Click Storage.
Step 3: View your iCloud backup and delete outdated ones to reclaim storage for your iCloud.
How To Access iCloud Backup on PC Windows Step 3
How To Access iCloud Backup on Mac
To get access and view iCloud backup on your Mac is way easier. There is no need to download iCloud client on your Mac as it is a build-in feature. Follow step below to do so.
Step 1: Open System Preferences the menu of your Mac > iCloud > enter your Apple ID > Storage.
Download Backups From Icloud
Step 2: Choose the backup for your iPhone on iCloud. If your iCloud storage is running short, delete these iCloud backups that were created on close dates.
Enable iCloud Photo Library on Mac
Download Icloud Backup File
How To Access iCloud Backup Content To Retrieve Your iPhone Data
Download Icloud For Mac Desktop
Some users asked us about how to truly access iCloud backup content so as to retrieve their lost iPhone data / files without performing a restore. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't encourage users to edit, modify, rename or relocate iCloud backup in case the file gets ruined. At this moment, you'll need a professional iPhone data recovery software - Omni Recover to access your iCloud backup content.