You may find the need to delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud, if you are dealing with the problem of lack of storage space in your Free iCloud account, which only offers a limited amount of storage space.
Even in the case of paid iCloud Accounts, you might be able to recover a good amount of storage space by deleting app related Documents & Data, if it has grown up to a large size.
Delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud
Before going ahead with the steps to Delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud, it is important to understand as to what exactly is included in “Documents and Data”.
The term “Documents & Data” is used by Apple to label information stored by Apps that have been provided with access to iCloud on iPhone. This includes Cached data, Sign-in information, Message History and other types of App related data.
Hence, it is recommended that you delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud only for those apps that you no longer use and also for apps that are not really important for you.
1. Delete Documents and Data From iCloud On iPhone
You can follow the steps below to delete “Documents and data” from iCloud right on your iPhone.
1. Open Settings > tap on your Apple ID Name.
2. From Apple ID screen, go to iCloud > iCloud Drive > tap on Manage storage option.
3. On the next screen, tap on Delete from iCloud to remove all the “Documents & Data” stored by the Apps in your iCloud Account.
4. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on Remove from iCloud to confirm.
This will delete “Documents and Data” stored by all the apps that have been provided with access to iCloud on your iPhone.
2. Delete Documents and Data From iCloud on Mac
You can also delete “Documents and data” from iCloud on your Macbook.
1. Click on Apple Icon located in the top-menu bar and select System Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. From System Settings screen, go to iCloud and click on the Manage button located in the lower-right corner.
3. On the next screen, select the App for which you want to delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud and click on Delete Documents and Data button.
4. Tap on Done to close the Manage Storage screen.
You will have to repeat the above steps for other Apps from which you want to delete “Documents and Data” from iCloud.