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by crazygringo 1075 days ago
Yes, phone backups are automatically (or opt-in?) made to iCloud's free storage tier. This is a feature, not a bug, since phones are easily lost/stolen and your average consumer will be happy they didn't lose all their photos and messages. If your free-tier backup space is full, then you need to manage your backups to disable/delete them or reduce your backup size -- those alerts are there for a good reason.

Also, the Mac notification has a prominent "Close" button and doesn't even mention iCloud until you click through to see available options:

https://nektony.com/mac-startup-disk-full

https://macpaw.com/how-to/startup-disk-full-on-mac-os-x