# Is it wise to backup Anki to iCloud?

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**Created:** [June 22, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/is-it-wise-to-backup-anki-to-icloud/31479 "2023-06-22T21:42:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![heptachlor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ad7895/32.png) [@heptachlor](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/heptachlor)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/is-it-wise-to-backup-anki-to-icloud/31479/1 "2023-06-22T21:42:50Z")

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I use Anki on my iPhone and Macbook.  
I have my iPhone set to automatically create an iCloud backup of the phone periodically. The total size of my iPhone backup is 30GB, and of that 20GB are from Anki. Since I am syncing with AnkiWeb regularly, do I need to sync Anki to iCloud too?  
I’m assuming almost all of this 20GB is media. If I turn off iCloud, does the media get backed up anywhere?

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**Author:** ![ferophila](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ferophila/32/10566_2.png) [@ferophila](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ferophila)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/is-it-wise-to-backup-anki-to-icloud/31479/2 "2023-06-22T22:53:20Z")

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> [@heptachlor](#):
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> If I turn off iCloud, does the media get backed up anywhere?

It is still on AnkiWeb, if you sync regularly.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/is-it-wise-to-backup-anki-to-icloud/31479/3 "2023-06-23T10:55:35Z")

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If you regularly sync with AnkiWeb, then your media will be backed up to AnkiWeb when you sync. You can also check preferences\>backups inside AnkiMobile, and delete some of your older automatic backups if you wish to free a bit more space.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/is-it-wise-to-backup-anki-to-icloud/31479/4 "2023-07-23T10:56:19Z")

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