You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

💡 Did you know?

⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >

⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

How do I purge the messages stored in iCloud even after I have cleared them from phone and ipad? Always wants me to pay for iCloud upgrade.

Hello Apple Support,


How do I purge the messages stored in iCloud even after I have cleared them from phone and ipad?


I have already cleared them in messages on my iPhone and iPad but iCloud continues to download those messages right back to my devices and then says icloud is full. I have tried to wipe all attachments and iCloud continues to restore them to my device.


I feel like it is trying to force me to pay for upgraded messages in iCloud.



Posted on Dec 25, 2021 6:34 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Dec 25, 2021 6:38 PM

Hi go to iPhone settings/iCloud settings/iCloud and turn off messages from there

1 reply

How do I purge the messages stored in iCloud even after I have cleared them from phone and ipad? Always wants me to pay for iCloud upgrade.

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.