iCloud sent warning i used 50% space of 5GB
10/16/2021 got warning email from iCloud that i used 50% space of 5GB and 'For $0.99 a month, you can get iCloud+ with 50 GB of storage'.
so i verified my apple 6+ iCloud shows 15MB of 5GB used and contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, messages, safari, health, wallet, siri, icloud drive, line turn ON. while iPhone storage shows 6GB of 16GB used, ie contacts 1.9MB, calendars 5.6MB, reminders 2.5MB, notes 14.3MB, messages 262KB, safari 1.7MB, health 4.8MB, wallet 4KB, siri(didn't show), icloud drive 239Bytes, line 417.3MB.
now i am more confused that my apple 6ES iCloud shows 3.1GB of 5GB used, and only reminders, notes, messages turned ON, while in iPhone Storage shows messages 26.9MB, notes 15.6MB, reminders 13MB. then i clicked manage storage shows backup 2.8GB, photos 211MB, messages 124.1MB, Line 2.6MB, health 2.5MB, apple books 1KB, siri didn't show. so i turned off 'iCloud Backup' but still 3.1GB used.
i google searched 'Manage your iCloud storage'and select 'Reduce the size of your iCloud Backup' shows: Choose which apps to back up on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Tap Manage Storage > Backups.
Tap the name of the device that you're using.
Turn off any apps that you don't want to back up.
Choose Turn Off & Delete. ps i turned off edge, bing, bank mobil, firefox, line, roku, apple support, stream, uber, flaslight, interview recorder, google maps, podcasts, medical ID(no data), go!taipei metra, taiwan bus while backups documents & data 1.9GB -- however i am scare that spouse use roku, maybe stream and not sure what podcasts for. hoping those turned off won't cause trouble in future.
Finally iCloud 2.3GB of 5GB used. it is not about $1 but can not control any more. i already got notebook HD data files, OneDrive and external huge HD completely messed up. Don't want it happens to my 2 cell phones again. i'm lucky figure out iCloud doing but not the horrible and extreamly complex OneDrive. i have no interesting to buy/understand how OneDrive works with notebook HD and external HD. those on line search never solve why data files auto deleted by MS.
PS 10/16/2021 a few weeks ago, got $1 in the mail and if fills the form will get $5. it reminds me few years ago i also received $1 mail but after mailed back the form never received $5. so i didn't expect anything but few days ago got $5. last night (10/15/2021) 8pm got phone call to ask more questions about what spouse interested in TV programs, newspapers, sports, games... then was told will receive more survey rewards money.
And spouse needs to response email she sent. today spouse spent time to answear questions on line. And found a question about which party belongs. And he answeared independent but toward demacratic party. then i believe those newspaper, TV news, TV programs ... inquirey are all about politic related. after google searched, it shows Scarborough Surveys Review: Legit or Scam?
The company’s full name is Nielsen Scarborough. According to their own introduction, they are a “national media research company.” Their main goal is to gather info about their users’ leisure activities and use of traditional media such as TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, as well as shopping. They are conducting over 200 thousand surveys per year, are headquartered in New York, ....i tried to make a copy of those on line questions but the link was closed after answeared.
wait for another $1 and $5 if it is not scam or cheating.
ps tonight i also got email to get reward for answear questions of survey. i gave up because last night spouse complaint that spent lots time to answear questions of survey for earlier received $1(fill the mailed form) later $5 (called us for more detail, then email the 2nd detail questions on line questions answearing) rewards.
might be 2 different survey companies(already deleted, didn't show Nielsen Scarborough).
And not sure whether related or not we got more junk emails. im the one deleted our junk emails frequently.
every day we felt exhausted.
PS just google searched and found out OneDrive Cloud 5GB free, $1.99/mon for 100GB
and found a topic 'Help Please! Stop OneDrive Using Space On My Hard Disk!! How Can I Do This?'
this problem also made me quite confused when i found data files disappeared, when searched file names and realized in my notebook HD also created OneDrive directory. And some in my HD OneDrive directory, some in OneDrive Cloud, some in my HD, some in my external HD. and all are not consistent. the worst is I can not decide save data files in my notebook HD (not in OneDrive directory) only. I can not decide to move my notebook HD data files to external HD. Because MS frequently auto delete my HD and external HD data files without knowing when and why. i can not permanent stop SYNC (OneDrive not to sync folders on my HD) even i didn't install OneDrive(i deleted it in my HD, have no idea why OneDrive directory still in my HD)...
the topic shows the user 'OneDrive is integrated into my File Explorer and I thought once I moved something to there it just went to the cloud. I now realise this isn't the case and don't have very much hard disk space left.'
--exactly what i felt about that OneDrive supposed for backup purpose only, user decide what notebook HD data files move to OneDrive, if SYNC that should base on notebook HD data files new version updated to OneDrive not vice verse. All i saw it became tiny 5GB OneDrive old version updated to notebook HD (and external HD which should not happen).
exactly 'this isn't the case' not what we thought OneDrive role should be.
I really hate OneDrive screw up my data files.
PS 10/17/2021 360 mylib did wonderful job, i can see cellphone 360 mylib old time data files didn't update notebook 360 mylib that is correctly, and auto sync cell phone from notebook 260 mylib so no problem at all that is perfect, and exactly what i want.
however in the future sooner or later i need to stop auto sync because run out of cell phone storage which i hardly use cell phone 360 mylib because tiny screen and difficult type in cell phone keyboard. i hope notebook 360 mylib login by verify phone number can just turn on wifi, click 360 mylib but allow disable auto sync. And allow user select what certain data file sub-directly upload and/or auto sync to cell phone 360 mylib function so when have trips without carry notebook still can reading 360lib good articles, books.
for example : i would build 'cellphone' sub-directory and before travelling i selected un-read other writers good articles put in 'cellphone' sub-directory then upload to cell phone 360 mylib or thru auto sync but 'cellphone' sub-directory only.