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While the apps you download from the App Store aren’t actually stored in iCloud, for safekeeping the documents, backups, and other data of many apps are still on iCloud. This wikiHow teaches you how to delete that data from your iCloud account on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer. You can also learn how to control which apps save data to iCloud, and how to hide unused apps from App Store history.
Steps
Clear iCloud App Data on iPhone or iPad
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Open the Settings app 
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of iPhone/iPad up. The app has a gear icon and is located on the home screen.
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Tap your name at the top of the Settings menu.
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Tap iCloud . This is the second set of settings. A page with various iCloud options will open and ask to sign in (if you haven’t already).
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Use the sliders to turn off the app’s option to use iCloud. If you don’t want an app to sync data to iCloud, you can scroll down and swipe the app’s slider to the Off position (gray).
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Click Manage Storage . This option is at the top of the page (above the list of apps), below the “iCloud” heading. A list of apps that use iCloud storage with their data will appear.
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Tap an app to view stored data. Depending on the application, you may see a list of documents and other data that are stored in iCloud storage.
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Click Delete Data . Some applications will display different options such as Documents & Data or Disable & Delete . The options you see will vary by application. After you tap it, a confirmation message will appear.
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Tap Delete to confirm. This red link is at the bottom of the screen. All data and documents of the selected application will be saved to the iCloud account.
- Repeat this operation with another application if necessary.
- The steps above will not erase data in regular iPhone or iPad backups. If you want to delete app data from iCloud backup then continue with this method.
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Click the back button to return to the iCloud Storage page.
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Click the Backups option from the menu. A list of all iCloud backups associated with the current account will appear.
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Tap your phone or tablet. A list of apps backed up to iCloud will appear.
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Tap the Show All Apps option to expand the list. All local app data stored in iCloud backups will appear. The amount of memory used by app data is listed below the app name.
- This is the data used in restoring the device with an iCloud backup and will have no effect on the data that is currently stored locally.
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Swipe the switch next to the application to be disabled to the Off position 
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. Do this for any apps that you don’t want to back up to iCloud. At this point, a confirmation message will appear.
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Tap Turn Off & Delete . As such, the backed up data will be deleted, and the application will no longer back up to iCloud in the future.
Clear iCloud App Data on Mac
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Click the Apple menu 
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in the upper left corner of the screen.
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Click the System Preferences option from the menu.
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Click Apple ID near the top of the window. [1] X Research Source
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Manage apps that can sync to iCloud. A list of apps that are compatible with iCloud on your Mac will appear in the right pane. To stop an app’s syncing to iCloud in the future, uncheck the box corresponding to the app.
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Click iCloud in the left pane. You’ll probably be prompted to sign in or verify your account to continue. [2] X Research Source
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Click Manage . A list of apps and backups that use iCloud storage will appear.
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Select an application from the list. All stored data will be displayed in the right pane.
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Select items from the data list. To select multiple items, hold down the ⌘ Command key while clicking each option.
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Click Delete at the bottom of the list. This button is located in the lower left corner of the data display frame. So the selected data will be deleted from iCloud. You can repeat these steps with another application.
Hide unused apps on the App Store
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Open the App Store 
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on iPhone or iPad. If you don’t want certain apps associated with your account, you can hide them from the App Store. Look for the App Store app on your home screen or in a folder.
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Tap the account photo in the upper right corner of the screen. If you don’t use an avatar, this will be a circle with an abbreviated account name.
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Click Purchased . This option is near the top of the Account menu. A list of all the apps you’ve downloaded with this Apple ID will appear.
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Swipe left on the app you want to delete. A red “Hide” button will appear.
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Click the Hide button. The selected app will be removed from the list of purchased or downloaded apps. You can repeat this action with any other application on this list.
- This action merely arranges the way the application is displayed and does not save any storage space on the device or iCloud account.
- Hidden apps can be re-downloaded as usual on the App Store.
Advice
- Some apps let you choose to save to iCloud or your phone.
- You can delete a full iCloud backup on your computer, but you can’t choose to remove specific app data from the backup.
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While the apps you download from the App Store aren’t actually stored in iCloud, for safekeeping the documents, backups, and other data of many apps are still on iCloud. This wikiHow teaches you how to delete that data from your iCloud account on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer. You can also learn how to control which apps save data to iCloud, and how to hide unused apps from App Store history.
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