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Attachments are taking up 12 Gigs - can i delete them?

With a paltry 128GB SSD, I'm finding trouble with the limited storage space on the mac.


I've found iMessage/Message attachments are taking up 12 Gigs on /Library/Messages/Archive


Can I delete these from the mac, yet still have access to these attachments (pictures, videos, messages) on the iPhone?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jul 22, 2020 11:03 PM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2020 11:36 PM

Thanks - I could not wait.


I've deleted the folders in /Library/Messages/Attachments. The iPhone is still holding a copy of the attachments without the need to download any attachments.



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Jul 22, 2020 11:26 PM in response to sayhong_

sayhong_ Said:

Attachments are taking up 12 Gigs - can i delete them? :[...]Can I delete these from the mac, yet still have access to these attachments (pictures, videos, messages) on the iPhone?

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Download these to your iPhone:

If you have space on your iPhone, then download these attachments to the iPhone. Once downloaded, remove them from the Mac.


Another option...


Use iCloud:

Upgrade your iCloud Storage Plan, and then upload these attachments to it.

Go Here:

iCloud Storage Plans and Pricing - Apple

Attachments are taking up 12 Gigs - can i delete them?

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