Once you've upgraded your iPhone to iOS 5, you'll want to set up iCloud, but the default settings will leave you without much storage room to spare. Find out how to maximize your back-up space.

iCloud is beneficial in many ways: you can back up your data on the go, keep your devices synced up, and it's free. Each user is allotted 5GB of free iCloud storage, which will actually go a long way.

Access the iCloud settings on your iPhone to manage and delete backups. Optimize email and message storage You can clear the attachments and media from emails and messages which are no longer needed.

To see where you stand, head to Settings → General → iPhone Storage. If Photos is high up on the list, turning on optimized storage for iCloud Photos can help out.

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