Photos keep re-appearing after deleting on iPhone

I want to delete for good the pictures and the videos that I select in iMessage conversations. And in fact I tap on them and confirm deletion.

However, after a while that I deleted them, when in iMessage I tap on the contact atop the conversation screen, and scroll down to the photo section, the deleted pictures and videos are back, occupying space in my icloud backup.

How can I fix this very annoying thing?

I have this same problem but in iPhotos… I delete photos (over and over and over) including deleting them from the recently deleted folder and they return. iCloud is not synced with iPhotos, so that shouldn’t be the issue. I suspect they are returning because they are part of the “memories” reels that are automatically created (and I hate)?? I don’t think I can delete the memory reels either… HELP! This is making me have no space left on my phone and I don’t actually want the photos here.

My photo storage is full so I keep deleting

them and they keep coming back why?

I am having the same problem. Did you find a way to delete your photos permanently? My storage is full and my iPhone is not working!! I need to free up space but the phone is not deleting anything. I am frustrated.

>300 people “me too” -ed this, yet I don’t see a single response/explanation…?

Mine too. I open an old message and click the address arrow. It brings up all the photos that have been sent in that message. I delete them all and they're gone. a week later they are all back.

What gives. I don't want to delete any photos that I've sent from my Photos library. I think this is why it's is always telling me my iCloud is full. frustrating.

I don’t think you quite understood the actual question. The question asked why when deleted from messages, why they reappear in messages. Never did they say, the images were in their camera roll. Also, it shouldn’t matter if they’re in the camera roll. They’re not trying to delete from there, again from messages.

This happens to me constantly. I will try to clean up a txt that I don’t want to delete but could have pics sent to me, screenshots sent to me, videos sent to me, gifs sent to me - none of which are in my photos. I will go in and do a massive clean up and can guarantee those files will be right back in there. Has nothing to do with photos. E

Deleting photos from your “Photos” app does not automatically delete them from your text messages in the “Messages” app, and vice versa. If you delete a photo from a conversation in “Messages”, it only removes it from that specific conversation. The original photo still remains in your “Photos” app. If you delete it from the “Photos” app, it can still exist within your message threads.

To completely delete a photo from your device, you need to:

1. Delete it from the “Photos” app.

2. Delete it from the conversation in the “Messages” app.

3. Delete it from the “Recently Deleted” album in your “Photos” app (photos remain there for 30 days after deletion, unless manually removed).

Remember, if you’ve set your messages to automatically delete after a certain period of time, the photo will also be deleted when the message thread is. To check this setting, go to “Settings” > “Messages” > “Keep Messages”, and see if you have it set to 30 days or 1 year. If not, you can change it to automatically delete older messages and their attachments.

Also, if you’re using iCloud Photos and Messages in iCloud, the photos may reappear due to syncing with iCloud. You would need to ensure the photo is deleted from these locations as well.

As always, ensure you really want to delete these photos as this process is not reversible.

Can I ask a follow up on Step 1? How do I delete them from all devices when they reappear instantly? Mine are obviously synching across my phone, ipad and Macbook. When I delete images from a message trail in my phone, they automatically reappear. I imagine if I go through the same steps on my ipad or Macbook it will also happen, so I don't get the opportunity to remove them from all three?

When I delete large attachments to save space on iPad, they reappear. How do I solve this?

hwt1972 Said:

"Why do photos reappear in my messages after I've deleted them?"

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Troubleshooting iPhone and Photos:

A. View the Photos App:

Viewing these in the Photos app, is there a cloud with a down arrow on the photo? If so, then they are in iCloud Photos, and are not download to your iPhone.

B. Verify the iPhone's Storage:

See how much of you iPhone is taken up by photos. Go Here: Manage your Photo and Video Storage - Apple Support

Same problem. None of the photos are in my photos yet they reappear in the message photos. I had to turn off messages in iCloud because it was eating my storage up

Is this a cash grab to make your storage full and cause you to pay for storage?