I just changed my settings on my iPhone from forever to 1 year. It looks like in the cloud, they are all still there taking up space, so much so I can't backup my phone. How do I remove messages older than 1 year in iCloud without having to individually delete messages?
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16
Hi TinyBarb65,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today.
You will have to delete the messages you no longer want. However, you may be able to make more storage available in iCloud by following the suggestions found here: Manage your iCloud storage
"Make more space available in iCloud
If you run out of iCloud storage, your device won’t back up to iCloud, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and messages won't stay up to date across your devices. And you also won't be able to send or receive emails with your iCloud email address.
You can free up storage in iCloud by deleting content that you're not using:
Before you delete anything, you might want to archive or make copies of the information that you store in iCloud."
Have a fantastic day!
Hi TinyBarb65,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today.
You will have to delete the messages you no longer want. However, you may be able to make more storage available in iCloud by following the suggestions found here: Manage your iCloud storage
"Make more space available in iCloud
If you run out of iCloud storage, your device won’t back up to iCloud, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and messages won't stay up to date across your devices. And you also won't be able to send or receive emails with your iCloud email address.
You can free up storage in iCloud by deleting content that you're not using:
Before you delete anything, you might want to archive or make copies of the information that you store in iCloud."
Have a fantastic day!
Clearing old message from iCloud
