Cannot get my child's search history to clear.

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Cannot get my child's search history to clear.

My daughter's memory on her iPhone is almost full and at least a 1/4 of it seems to be her search history which we cannot get to erase. We have turn off parental controls, we have changed web access to unrestricted, we have tried it from my phone and my husband's phone (since he is the organizer), and nothing has worked. I have read everything I can and watched videos and nothing is working. It should not be this hard! We have been trying for hours.

Please help me. I don't know what else to try!

iPhone 15

Posted on Nov 4, 2025 7:09 AM

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LD150

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Nov 4, 2025 8:17 AM in response to dacia164

And search history takes a minimal amount of space, are you sure that is what it is?

Look at the top 5 in Settings, General, iphone storage. If they are socials or youtube you will have to take action specific to those apps.

My grand daughter has her own Youtube channel and she had 45GB of youtube drafts and caches. Deleting the app and reinstalling got rid of it all.

If it persists, and you cannot clean up worst culprit apps, you may be forced to wipe the phone and restore backup. Be ready for "where have all my kitten videos gone?"

Backing Up: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Restoring: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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Katana-San

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Nov 4, 2025 7:14 AM in response to dacia164

Hello~ Any help clicking on below?

Delete your Safari history, cache, and cookies on iPhone - Apple Support

If you can't clear your history in Safari on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

~Katana-San~

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dacia164 Author

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Nov 4, 2025 9:11 AM in response to LD150

Her top 5 are photos 28GB, messages 11GB, tiktok 8GB, snapchat 3.5GB, and telegram 2.5GB. But system data says 34.7GB. I cleared her cache and it didn't make a dent. She's gotten rid of most of her drafts. I am at a loss.

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dacia164 Author

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Nov 4, 2025 8:02 AM in response to Katana-San

No. I've tried everything listed in those links.

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Cannot get my child's search history to clear.

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