icloud storage show 20G of messages
I have deleted most messages from both my devices yet icloud still shows 20G of messages. That seems too high. How can I free up that message storage or get it to properly update?
iPhone 11, iOS 15
I have deleted most messages from both my devices yet icloud still shows 20G of messages. That seems too high. How can I free up that message storage or get it to properly update?
iPhone 11, iOS 15
Ok, I deleted nearly all the message threads from both my mac and iphone, waited a few days and indeed the icloud messages storage has dropped from 20G to 10G. But 10G still doesn't seem right for a handful of messages. I can't find a way via icloud to look at what is stored there. I can see individual photos, but not messages. Is there a way to see individual messages in icloud?
Ok, I deleted nearly all the message threads from both my mac and iphone, waited a few days and indeed the icloud messages storage has dropped from 20G to 10G. But 10G still doesn't seem right for a handful of messages. I can't find a way via icloud to look at what is stored there. I can see individual photos, but not messages. Is there a way to see individual messages in icloud?
Oh! Thanks. Maybe I ask you a follow up? I have an old ipad I haven't used in years but never wiped. Could messages on that be contributing? I read where you have to delete from both the iphone and the mac to get rid of them and I did that on what I use daily but never thought to dig out old devices.
No. If you sync with the cloud, those messages would be erased on the iPad. If you don't sync on that device, the messages would reside only on device, not in the cloud.
It will do so on its own, it might take a while.
icloud storage show 20G of messages