How to delete an app from iCloud on iPhone 13

If you are in the process of cleaning up your Apple device to make space on iCloud, it makes sense to also look at your apps. Each app, along with its data files and backups, all sit in your iCloud account, taking up space. This enables you to install an app on one device and automatically install it on all your other devices. But it doesn’t take long for crap to clog up the pipes. Here’s how to do a spring clean.

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To delete apps from iCloud, delete the app(s) from your machine first. Then go into iCloud settings, find the app that has synced its settings to your account and select the option to delete everything.

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How to delete apps from iCloud on an iPhone or iPad

To remove apps from iCloud on an iOS device, you first need to remove the apps in question. Long-press on the app icon on the screen until the icon starts shaking and this menu appears. Click Remove App.

With the app now uninstalled, go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud Storage. Here, you see apps that have synced their settings to iCloud. Tap the app you have just uninstalled, and you will get an option to delete the backup.

Now back up your phone to iCloud by going to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud Backup. The new backup will overwrite the previous backup with the old app and its files in it.

How to delete apps from iCloud on a Mac

To delete iCloud apps, data, and backups on a Mac, first delete the app(s). You can usually do this by dragging the app icon in the Applications folder to the Trash can. It’s also recommended that you install AppCleaner, which will find all unnecessary installation files in the depths of your Mac machine and delete them for you.

To get rid of data and backups from iCloud, click the Apple logo at the top of the screen and go to System Settings. When the box comes up, click iCloud, and then on the right, Manage.

In the next box that comes up, click the app you want to delete the data for and click Delete all Files.

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Today we will show you how to delete apps from iCloud on your iPhone. The process is straightforward, but carefully you have to follow the steps otherwise deleting the wrong application will result in data loss.

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How do I permanently delete an app from iCloud to Save Storage Space

The tutorial is divided into two parts; if you wish to delete the app from iCloud in iPhone, then part one is most important. If you don’t follow part 1 of the tutorial, then the app will be removed from the iCloud temporarily.

Part 1: Disable Apps to back up on iCloud Storage

• Step #1: Open the “Settings” app on your iPhone.
• Step #2: Tap on Your name.
• Step #3: Select “iCloud”.
• Step #4: Locate the application that you want to delete from iCloud. (Apps Using iCloud) – Any Time we can Stop to Access iCloud space by App installed on your iPhone. Jump to part 2, To Delete or Erase Existing Data that Saved in iCloud,

• Step #5: Toggle Off the Green button next to the app.
• Step #6: You are willing to use iCloud by the app, Just Keep this Enabled.

Part 2: Remove Unwanted Apps from iCloud

1. Go to the Settings app
2. Tap on Profile name
3. Click on iCloud
4. From the screen tap on “Manage Storage”.
   
5. Scroll the Screen tap on BackUps
6. Choose Your Device that appears under the BACKUPS section.
7. Scroll down and Tap on “Show All Apps“
8. on this page, you can Delete a full iCloud backup and an App wise backup.
9. for example, here turn toggle Off next to the app, so a pop-up prompted to ask you Do you want to turn off App backups and deleted the backup data from iCloud?
10. Choose Turn Off & Delete.
    

That’s it.

How to Permanently Delete Apps from App Store

After Deleted app from the home screen and from iCloud backups, if you would like to fresh install the app but I think you don’t achieve the Get button, you will get a download from the cloud option.

Try the bottom steps to Get GET button instead of re-install from Cloud with a down arrow option.

After deleting the app on your device from your iPhone

• Step #1. Open the App Store
• Step #2. next Click on the blue icon Profile Picture at the top right corner of the screen (a person inside of a circle above the search bar) to access your account
• Step #3. Click on “Purchased”
• Step #4. Click on “My Purchases”
• Step #5. Find the Application that you are trying to remove and swipe left to “hide” the app.
• Step #6. Go back to App Store and reinstall by hitting “Get”

I hope, this found helpful to permanently delete apps from app store purchased list.

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