iMessage Cache IOS 7

I am really not sure why you all are going through all the trouble. I had over 500 MB of iMessages. I went into the messages app and deleted all the conversations and now I have reclaimed the space and iMessage is not listed in the storage usage list at all. There is no hidden cache and all these steps are not neccasary just delete all your convos from the messages app and the data will be gone.

Do you think we would have tried that? What are you even replying to this for? You are 100% wrong.

@heelsmj - you're wrong. Photos that were sent via text remain in your phone. I had hundreds of them stashed in there until I removed them with that iBackupBot thing.

Dont you think I just tried that??!! I just did it and it worked I deleted 500 mb of iMessages so dont tell me I am wrong. It may not have worked for you but it may work for some. I dont know about your super secret iMessage cache but for a majority of users this method does work. and really dude lose the attitude everyone is just trying to help her so **** off.

Heelsmj, You are only half right.

The text messages do go away if you delete them. Yes you free up some space. What we're TRYING to tell you is there are HIDDEN items in the CACHE that do not delete. PHOTOS sent via text message being the main culprit.

I know this is a FACT because I do NOT save my text messages for any length of time. I have a conversation with someone and at the end of the day, any and all text messages are deleted. When I used Moe's iBackupBot it found HUNDREDS of images stored in the CACHE that never went away. No texts, just the image attachments. Some as far back as 5 years.

Settle down and accept that you might be mistaken.

Go take the free trial version of the app and give it a try for yourself. You might be surprised unless you never, ever sent a photo via text.

I had two gigs worth. When looking at the photos in the backup, I noticed that they weren't all the photos I ever sent or received, it was kid of a hodgepodge. My guess is there is one other factor, perhaps iMessage or not, iCloud or not, or some other setting that causes this to happen for some people and not happen for others. :-)

@Twitchen I never insinuated that my method would work for everyone I simpy took offense to being told I am 100% wrong when I just did it and it worked for me. As I stated in my post all I can report is it worked for me.

"There is no hidden cache and all these steps are not neccasary just delete all your convos from the messages app and the data will be gone."

1. The first thing everyone would have done to free up the memory is delete their messages. A fool would realise this.

2. There IS a hidden cache. I had 800mb that was still being used after deleting all my messages.

3. All these steps WERE necessary as without doing them I would not have cleared this memory.

4. Your statement wouldn't have helped anyone because they would already have tried to do what you said is the fix. Pathetic. Extremely pathetic.

5. Thank you agian to Moe for all your help..

Moe rules on this one.

I wish this support board allowed for Private Messaging between users. This place is kind of "cold" like this.

@heelsmj - for the last time and I truly hope you get this, it's not the text messages that clogged up things. It's the hidden images. Instead of trying to tell two pages of people who disagree with you that you are right, just use the **** app and see for yourself.

The ONLY way you can be 100% right is if you never sent a photo via text. Period.

Hi Moe

I wanted to know if this deletes the hidden caches of images only or will it remove caches from deleted imessages as well?

It deleted the attachments but when I go back and use a software such as Dr. Fone or another recovery app my deleted messages can still be looked up. My main concern is that I had deleted messages on my previous iphone4s which i backed up and then recently got the 5s. So i wanted to know if the deleted messages from the 4s will appear on my 5s hidden cache since I used an icloud backup to restore the new phone.