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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: How to delete the biggest files in Messages?
Date: 25 Apr 2025 16:12:27 GMT
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On 2025-04-25, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
> On 25.04.25 16:43, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> On 4/24/25 2:26 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> 
>>> Thank you every body. I found that and also just when you go into iPhone 
>>> Storage before you go into Messages it says "Review Large Attachments" 
>>> too so after I get rid of the ones I don't want in MEssages I'll look 
>>> for others.
>>>
>>> I thought it might be easier to delete things in iCloud on my Mac but it 
>>> just gave me little pictures of the files it didn't let me play the 
>>> videos so I could see what they were so thank you for letting me know 
>>> about the reviewing attachments on my iPhone.
>> 
>> well rats I spent an hour yesterday deleting videos and photos and it 
>> still says I have 2.6GB in Messages! Now what??
>> 
>> Also when I share a picture with some body is there a way to make it 
>> smaller? I know in Apple Mail you can pick Small/Medium/Large/Actual 
>> Size is there a way to do that in Messages so I don't have big files 
>> when I send a message? TU.
>
> You have the option in Messages to keep the messages for 30 days, 1 year
> or unlimited.

Good point.

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