---
id: icloud.how-do-i-see-whats-using-my-icloud-storage
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-see-whats-using-my-icloud-storage
category: "iCloud & iCloud Photos"
subcategory: "iCloud storage space and plans"
question: "How do I see which apps and backups use my iCloud storage?"
alt_questions:
  - "What's taking up my iCloud storage Mac"
  - "Manage iCloud storage by app"
  - "iCloud storage breakdown"
  - "see icloud usage per app"
  - "which app uses most icloud space"
short_answer: "System Settings → your name → iCloud → Manage lists everything using your iCloud storage, largest first — photos, backups, iCloud Drive, Messages, Mail and app data. You can delete backups and app data there, which removes them from every device."
tags: ["icloud storage", "manage", "system settings"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-check-how-much-icloud-storage-i-have-left", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-delete-old-device-backups-from-icloud", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-delete-an-apps-data-from-icloud"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I see which apps and backups use my iCloud storage?

Open **System Settings**, click your name, then **iCloud**, and click **Manage** (or **Manage Account Storage**). You get a list of everything using your iCloud space — Photos, device backups, iCloud Drive, Messages, Mail and each app's data — largest first.

From there you can open an item to see more and, for backups and app data, delete what you don't need. Deleting removes it from iCloud and from every device that uses it, so check before you remove anything.

To see how much space iCloud files take **on your Mac** instead, see [how much space iCloud uses on my Mac](https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-much-space-is-icloud-using-on-my-mac).