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Deleting Messages On Imessage



Here's how it works

Messages in iCloud are updated automatically, so you always have the same view everywhere you use iMessage. When you delete a message, photo, or conversation on one device, it’s removed from all of your devices. And since all of your attachments are stored in iCloud, you can save space on your device.

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Deleting photos, music, videos and notes is not ideal in most cases people can turn to delete old messages and their attachments. Actually, messages in iOS can grow to take up considerable storage space over time mostly if the user sends a lot of multi-media (photos, audio clips and videos). See also: macOS Messages Freezes or Crashes, Fix. Delete a message. Follow the steps below. This will delete an individual message in a conversation: Open the Messages app. See this article if you are unable to open Messages. Find the conversation that you want to delete a message from. Find the single message you want to delete. Long press the message you want to delete. There are options that will be showcased at the bottom of your screen. Tap ‘More’ and then finally tap the bin icon that will be located on the bottom left corner. Tap on the “Delete Message” pop up option that will afterwards. Launch the Messages app from the Home screen. Tap on the conversation containing the message you want to delete. Tap and hold the message you want to delete. Tap more from the pop-up menu. While any new iMessages sent or received would pop up on all your devices, deleting a conversation on one device wouldn’t delete it from your other devices. Furthermore, if you ever set up a new Apple device, your iMessage conversations wouldn’t show up. Messages in iCloud fixes all that.

You can use Messages in iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Mac. For your privacy, Messages in iCloud is end-to-end encrypted,* which means you can't view or access Messages online via browser.

* Learn more about iCloud security.

Turn on Messages in iCloud

To turn on Messages in iCloud, make sure that you've set up iCloud and are signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices. You also need to use two-factor authentication with your Apple ID, and turn on iCloud Keychain.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap [your name].
  3. Tap iCloud.
  4. Turn on Messages.

On your Mac

  1. Open Messages.
  2. In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences.
  3. Click iMessage.
  4. Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

Turn off Messages in iCloud

When you turn off Messages on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, you can choose to turn off Messages in iCloud for just that device or all of your devices. Any device where Messages in iCloud is still turned on continues to store what you send and receive from that device in iCloud.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap [your name] > iCloud.
  3. Turn off Messages.

On your Mac

  1. Open Messages.
  2. In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences.
  3. Click iMessage.
  4. Deselect the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

If you turn off Messages in iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch your message history will be included in a separate iCloud backup. If you set up an Apple Watch for a family member, Messages in iCloud is the only way to back up messages.

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What happens when you delete messages or turn off the Messages in iCloud feature

With Messages in iCloud, when you delete a message, attachment, or conversation on one device, it deletes from all of your devices. This can help free up some space in your iCloud storage, while keeping the rest of your conversations up to date across your devices. Once you delete a message, you can't get it back.

If you don't need to keep your conversations up to date across your devices, you can turn off the Messages in iCloud feature. If you turn off Messages in iCloud on an iPhone or iPad, your message history is included in a separate iCloud backup.

How to delete messages from iCloud

With Messages in iCloud enabled, if you delete a message in one place, it deletes everywhere.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

To delete an individual message or attachment, follow these steps:

  1. In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble or attachment that you want to delete.
  2. Tap More.
  3. Tap Trash , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread tap Delete All, in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.

To delete multiple attachments from a contact or conversation, follow these steps:

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  1. In a message conversation, tap the contact's name at the top of the screen.
  2. Tap Info .
  3. Select See All Photos
  4. Tap Select, tap the images you'd like to delete.
  5. Tap Delete, then tap Delete Attachment to confirm.

To delete an entire conversation, follow these steps:

  1. Swipe left over the conversation that you want to delete.
  2. Tap Delete.
  3. Tap Delete again to confirm.

On your Mac

To delete an individual message or attachment, follow these steps:

  1. Open a message conversation.
  2. Control-click the blank area of a message bubble that you want to delete.
  3. Choose Delete.
  4. Click Delete.

To delete an entire conversation, follow these steps:

  1. Control-click a conversation.
  2. Choose Delete Conversation.
  3. Click Delete.

Learn more about about deleting texts and attachments in Messages in iCloud.

Turn off the Messages in iCloud feature

If you don't want to store your message history in iCloud and keep your conversations up to date across your devices, use the steps below to turn off Messages in iCloud.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Tap Settings > [your name].
  2. Tap iCloud.
  3. Tap Manage Storage.
  4. Tap Messages, then tap Disable & Delete.

On your Mac

  1. Open Messages, then choose Messages in the menu bar.
  2. Select Preferences, then click iMessage.
  3. Deselect Enable Messages in iCloud, then select Disable All.

If you can't delete messages on your Mac

If you delete individual messages from iCloud but you still see them on your Mac, you might need to edit your Messages settings on your Mac. In Messages, go to Preferences > General. Make sure that the box next to 'Save history when conversations are closed' is deselected.

Learn more about your iCloud storage limit

When you go over your iCloud storage limit, your messages and attachments don't upload to iCloud, and your devices won't back up or download to iCloud. You can still access your most recent messages, but they won't be stored in iCloud and deleted messages will not update on all of your devices. To keep using Messages in iCloud, upgrade your storage or free up space by deleting files that you don't need.