How to Reduce the Size of an iCloud Backup?

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iCloud is a cloud storage service which offers 5 GB of free storage space to all its users. You can easily manage your iOS iCloud storage and free up storage space. You can delete an old iPhone and iPad backups to free up storage space in iCloud account. You can also remove elements from the backup to reduce the size of the storage space. To reduce the size of an iCloud Backup, go to 'Settings' on your iOS device and tap 'iCloud'. Tap 'Storage & Backup' option and then tap 'Manage Storage'. Here you will see a list of all devices and storage space taken by those devices. Choose the device that is taking more storage space and tap on it. Scroll down to view the area under 'Backup Options'. Here you will see all the items backed up. Move the slider to turn off 'Camera Roll' and tap 'Turn Off & Delete' button. If you remove the 'Camera Roll' from iCloud Backup, then it will reduce the amount of space taken up on iCloud Storage.

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