iCloud storage used up by messages. How to backup before deleting?

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iCloud storage used up by messages. How to backup before deleting?

I'm out of iCloud storage. Much of it is from messages. I want to delete them without losing the photos and videos stored in there. Some are old. How can I download ALL the iMessage attachments from ALL of my conversations stored in "Messages In the Cloud" before deleting them for the purpose of freeing up iCloud storage space? There doesn't seem to be a single way of doing this in bulk that I can find. Does a bulk method exist?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 4:22 PM

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Jul 31, 2020 4:28 PM in response to StudioCrash

I don’t know how to do it with all conversations at once, but if you go to a specific conversation, and then press on the name of the contact in the top of the conversation, and then info, you will then see all of the pictures you have sent and received. There you can select them all at once and then download them.

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Jul 31, 2020 5:50 PM in response to StudioCrash

Per - Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support, once you turn off messages in iCloud, your messages will be included in a separate backup so you don't have to necessarily consider deleting them.

"If you turn off Messages in iCloud on an iPhone or iPad, your message history will be included in a separate iCloud backup."

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iCloud storage used up by messages. How to backup before deleting?

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