How do you delete items in the 30 day temprary hold category without waiting 30 days?

If you want to permanently delete items how do you do that? Those deleted items seem to be hidden and no instructions are published other than wait 30 days. Sort of an emergency situation, need to share docs then delete, etc.

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 7, 2023 08:07 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2023 04:20 AM

So I can not find the way to do this permanent deletion on my MacBook Pro, but did find a way on my iPhone as outlined in this support article: Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

Since all my Apple devices share Messages on iCloud I am home the next SYNC will purge those delted Messages everywhere.

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How do you delete items in the 30 day temprary hold category without waiting 30 days?

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