ICloud says my Messages will be deleted in minus 3 days

I want to completely remove all my messages from icloud…. it said they’d be gone in 30 days ….. 33 days later it now says -3 days…


Could anyone help please?

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Posted on Feb 22, 2026 12:19 AM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2026 8:47 AM

TeamJoLo wrote: …can close this, Apple Support have confirmed it’s a known bug being resolved…. messages have all been deleted, it’s just the minus n days message that’s wonky

There's no need to delete the message-- it might be useful to others! I'm glad you posted about what you found-- Thanks.

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Feb 22, 2026 3:54 AM in response to Community User

can close this, Apple Support have confirmed it’s a known bug being resolved…. messages have all been deleted, it’s just the minus n days message that’s wonky

ICloud says my Messages will be deleted in minus 3 days

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