They will work in the same way, but you will regain some space (and a little more privacy).Īpple doesn’t keep third-party apps in the same section as iCloud-stored apps – this data lives only on your device – which means it also lives inside device backups, and those backups are stored in iCloud. The thing is, social networks live online, so you can spring clean their data hungry ways by deleting and reinstalling them to your device. Over time, both apps become bloated, eating up rather a lot of your valuable storage space: Facebook consumes around half a GB of storage on my device, for example. More about appsĭo you use the Twitter or Facebook apps? Both accumulate lots of data when you use them. You should also check out your Backups folder – you may find some that relate to older devices you no longer own. Stored apps will appear in a list and you can choose to delete files belonging to any apps you no longer use, or backups you’ve never installed on your current device. This may not amount to much, but you can review what data deleted apps may have left in System Preferences (Mac)/Settings (iOS)>iCloud>Manage Storage. App managementĭeleted apps often leave some data stashed inside your iCloud account. On a Mac, you’ll find a handy set of storage management tools in About This Mac>Storage>Manage.

It’s also worth pruning your email, WhatsApp and Messages backups seeking out and deleting emails and using of Apple’s Messages tool ( Settings>Messages>Keep Messages to 30-days) to delete older communications.

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