Unrecognized Chinese characters and random files in my iPhone's Files app

So,, I was looking at my files app when I noticed thousands, I mean THOUSANDS of files that I didn’t put there, such as files containing resemblance of Chinese letters. And this honestly kinda scares me, because what if it is some form of malware, as well as just random letters and numbers I did not put as files, is this normal?



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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 26, 2025 9:48 PM

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Jul 26, 2025 9:57 PM in response to Underscore123

  • Sounds like you have an app saving files and you can check the apps you have given permission to do that at Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders. You can revoke permission and the app will no longer be able to save files there.
  • As for Malware, you do not have to worry about anything compromising your device, since none of them would be executable files that could even run.

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