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Topic: IOS iCloud Backup - Too Large (Read 2018 times) previous topic - next topic
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IOS iCloud Backup - Too Large

After installing foobar2000 on IOS 17, and utilizing the FTP Server feature to upload songs, I was no longer able to perform an iCloud Backup since the application size, which included the uploaded songs, did not fit within the free 5GB tier provided by Apple.

I looked for options to disable all fb2k data entirely from the icloud backups but did not find that option. After some research, into IOS, it appears that certain data can be marked as excluded from an icloud backup if properly marked.

>> Mark Nonpurgeable Data as Excludable
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/optimizing_your_app_s_data_for_icloud_backup

Shouldn't music files uploaded via ftp server be excluded from icloud backups?

Re: IOS iCloud Backup - Too Large

Reply #1 –
Couple things to try:

1) Settings > iCloud > Saved to iCloud > See All > turn off foobar2000 sync

2) Settings > iCloud > iCloud Backup > your iPhone backup > turn off foobar2000 backup

I have my music syncing from my computer to foobar2000 iOS via TuneFUSION and even though I have 6gb of music on my phone, foobar2000 was only taking up 1gb in iCloud Backup which I just turned off. It didn't show up for me in the Saved to iCloud list so I'm not sure if it will for you.