Deleted iMessage large attachments reappear on iPhone
I am having issues deleting large attachments from iMessage on my iPhone.
I turned off Messages in iCloud, so my messages should not be syncing or backing up to iCloud anymore. However, when I delete videos and photos from Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Review Large Attachments, they reappear shortly afterward. In many cases they return as duplicates or even multiple copies.
Here is what I have already tried:
- Turned off Messages in iCloud
- Deleted large attachments through iPhone Storage
- Restarted my phone
- Checked iCloud.com to see if messages or attachments were stored there
Despite these steps, the attachments keep coming back and sometimes appear two or more times.
How can I permanently delete old videos and photos from the Large Attachments section of iMessage without them reappearing?
iPhone XS, iOS 17