Unable to backup my iPhone data to iCloud

After 2025 Jan around i cannot backup to iCloud nothing...

I made a backup with iTunes did not backup everything...

I restored my phone still did not work to make iCloud usable again.

Did also erase everything restore to the factory as well neither that fixed it...

I am using wifi i am using the charger to in order to make it work but it wont work no matter what as said..

Also i can see some data backed up yet its not even allowing me to download my passwords not even my 2FA even that is lost now.

When used to restore from iTunes it did also not restore everything just a few things even tho it should restore it.


What exactly should i do now call the police tell them i cant recover my phone call the judge ?


Is either discrimination based on the phone you have or apple is blocking old phones to not use the cloud no more this are my best two things that comes to mind when this issues happen.


Dont get me wrong.

I am a bit mad maybe a bit more than that as i lost sensitive information yet some how the most not needed things got restored...


Thank you for your time!!!



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Original Title: Icloud wont work no matter what...

Posted on Aug 31, 2025 3:04 PM

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Posted on Sep 7, 2025 9:05 PM

No, Apple is not blocking users. If your device is not backing up you likely do not have enough space to back up to iCloud. See the side of your next backup at settings > Apple Account > iCloud > iCloud backup > {device name}. The size of your last backup and next backup size will calculate after a few minutes. If your next backup exceeds your available space, you will not be able to backup with reducing the size to be backed up or expanding your iCloud storage space.

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Sep 7, 2025 9:05 PM in response to BAZ-Andreas

No, Apple is not blocking users. If your device is not backing up you likely do not have enough space to back up to iCloud. See the side of your next backup at settings > Apple Account > iCloud > iCloud backup > {device name}. The size of your last backup and next backup size will calculate after a few minutes. If your next backup exceeds your available space, you will not be able to backup with reducing the size to be backed up or expanding your iCloud storage space.

Sep 7, 2025 8:56 PM in response to BAZ-Andreas

I will wait a bit until an apple support opens up here or something i dont know.

This issue or discrimination is just apple side not a phone issue nor wifi or anything related to network side.


I got told that apple is blocking users to use iCloud to make them waste money for extra storage then even then wont help so what scam is this ?

Plus i got another explanation but not on a bright side...i shall open a complaint to the consumer defense and file a law suit on how apple treats his user base...


Anyway until then i shall wait and see as all this makes no sense...

Sep 9, 2025 8:09 AM in response to muguy

The error message ? I dont get any beside The last backup could not be completed.

iCloud Backup will occur later when connected to power locked and on WiFi...


I do have space and i am not using a full phone backup i have my own specific apps only set to it.

No photos or anything that could take up much space...its just my credentials 2FA apps and bank things with passwords nothing out of commune that would take up over 5GB...comn.


It was working in Jan and i always had left with like 1 to 1.6GB free storage and then something happened and would not want to use it at all...


But to not work even when you fully reset everything and tell to not use iCloud then use a clean slate to work out neither that then its not my fault and the iCloud is well empty now...its 360kb used...but i cant see the content or anything in it it wont even let me now...its just F up big time i dont know as i already lost my credentials in it so i am kinda ****** good time.

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