iMessage storage

My iMessage storage says it’s taking up 74.7 GB of data but I deleted all of my messages and it hasn’t gone down

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 26, 2022 05:24 PM

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brbo

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Posted on Dec 27, 2022 09:12 PM

You may need to restart the iPhone to see the storage amount update

How tp: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support.

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brbo

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Dec 27, 2022 09:12 PM in response to Jkiel9295

You may need to restart the iPhone to see the storage amount update

How tp: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support.

TheLittles

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Dec 27, 2022 09:38 PM in response to Jkiel9295

Jkiel9295 Said:

"iMessage storage: My iMessage storage says it’s taking up 74.7 GB of data but I deleted all of my messages and it hasn’t gone down"

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New iCloud Session:

Log out of iCloud and then log back in. Perhaps it all needs to re-sync?

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