DTG data in iCloud twice, 4x or even 5x?

JCHHenderson · February 27, 2026, 10:32am

Hi,

Is it possible that my data is 4 times on iCloud?

I (think I) can see them in both locations. This is what my iPhone says in in its backup (iPad is the same):

This is what may Mac says in in iCloud:

Should I simply exclude DTG from my mobile devices’ backups?

Also, my databases are mainly indexed from iCloud Drive storage. …does that make 5x?

DTLow · February 28, 2026, 1:22am

I exclude DTTG data from iCloud backups; an option in DTTG settings
My dara backups run on a Mac with my DG data

JCHHenderson · February 28, 2026, 8:39am

yes, that does seem sensible to me - thanks.

BLUEFROG · February 28, 2026, 1:10pm

Did you previously use an iCloud Legacy sync ?

JCHHenderson · February 28, 2026, 5:59pm

Once upon a time, yes.

BLUEFROG · February 28, 2026, 6:05pm

I’m guessing you never cleaned the sync location after you switched to CloudKit. If not, then the sync data from the Legacy location is still there.

JCHHenderson · February 28, 2026, 10:21pm

OK, thanks

BLUEFROG · March 1, 2026, 5:45am

You’re welcome