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I am using an Ipad 13 and trying to get rid of unnecessary large attachments. In review large attachments in Ipad Storage, I see the same picture listed several times (9) but it is only in photos once.Whats going on? I don’t want to delete it?
Those big attachments are usually copies kept by Messages or Mail. Go to Settings, General, iPad Storage, then Messages and look at Photos. You can delete the extra copies there and your original in the Photos app stays put.
Those big attachments are usually copies kept by Messages or Mail. Go to Settings, General, iPad Storage, then Messages and look at Photos. You can delete the extra copies there and your original in the Photos app stays put.
Your device can have photos that are not in the Photos app. In particular, photos in emails, documents or texts are not saved in the Photos app unless you explicitly choose to save them to Photos.
Same photo listed multiple times in iPad large attachments
