How to cancel iCloud+ (downgrade iCloud storage)

iCloud+ isn't cancelled like other subscriptions. You downgrade your storage plan to the free tier, and the charges stop at the end of the current period.

Downgrade on an iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings and tap your name.
2. Tap iCloud, then Manage Account Storage (on some versions, Manage Storage).
3. Tap Change Storage Plan, then Downgrade Options, and sign in if asked.
4. Choose the free plan and tap Done.

On a Mac

Open System Settings, click your name, then iCloud. Click Manage, then Change Storage Plan, then Downgrade Options, and choose the free plan.

If you have Apple One

If iCloud+ storage comes with Apple One, you change or cancel Apple One instead: Settings, your name, Subscriptions (steps), Apple One. Cancelling it ends the other services in the bundle too.

Before you downgrade

The free tier is small (5 GB). If you're using more than that when the downgrade takes effect, iCloud stops backing up your devices and syncing new photos and files until you're back under the limit. So first:

• Look at what's using space: Settings, your name, iCloud shows a breakdown.
• Download the photos and files you want to keep to a computer or another service.
• Delete old device backups you no longer need.

What happens after you downgrade

Your current plan lasts until the end of the period you've paid for, then you're on the free tier and nothing more is charged.

Menus move. If a step looks different, search the service’s help centre for “cancel”: the current path is usually the first result.