{"id":60261,"date":"2022-07-05T21:01:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=60261"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T09:03:06","slug":"optimize-imessage-storage-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Optimize iMessage For More Storage Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are actively using iMessage to chat, you will <strong>eventually end up with a shortage of storage space<\/strong>. Be it an iPhone or even an iPad (if they\u2019re both synced), the <strong>iMessages app takes up a lot of space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freeing up space from your iMessage can be tricky<\/strong> \u2013 you will face the dilemma of either going through chats and their respective attachments (files, photos) and <strong>deleting them manually<\/strong>, or <strong>deleting the  conversation as a whole<\/strong> and risk regretting it if you want to refer to it in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever route you decide to take, in this post, I\u2019m going to walk you through both processes in a step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also share some <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/iphone-tips\/\">tips<\/a> on how you can optimize storage space<\/strong> taken up by iMessage so you can avoid having to go through the deleting process in future. Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/clear-imessage-history\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Clear iMessage Chat History From All Devices\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Clear iMessage Chat History From All Devices<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/clear-imessage-history.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-13227 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/clear-imessage-history.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Clear iMessage Chat History From All Devices<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are times when we think about deleting messages or chat history on our phone or computer either...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Before we start\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Before we start, it is important to make sure your <strong>iOS is updated to its latest version<\/strong> on whichever device you\u2019re using (iOS or iPad, or both).<\/p>\n<p>To check if you are using the latest version, do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>General<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Software Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/software-update.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"software update\"><\/figure>\n<li>Make sure <strong>Automatic Updates<\/strong> is turned <strong>On<\/strong> and your current version is up to date.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/automatic-updates.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"automatic update\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How much space has iMessage taken up on my phone?<\/h2>\n<p>Before deciding if you should optimize, or delete messages to clear up spaces on your device, you should first check how much space iMessages has actually taken up. To do that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>General<\/strong> &gt;<strong> iPhone Storage\/iPad Storage<\/strong><\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/iphone-storage.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"iphone storage\"><\/figure>\n<li>Scroll down, and look for <strong>Messages<\/strong> and tap to access it.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/iphone-storage-messages.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"iphone storage messsages\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This page will give you an overview of how much space iMessage has taken up on your device and other information like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conversations that are taking up the most space<\/li>\n<li>Breakdown of document types (Photos, videos, and other attachments) taking up the most space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/messages.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"storage overview\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Delete Conversations to free up more space<\/h2>\n<p>If you think that you can afford to delete certain conversations to free up space in iMessages, then here\u2019s how you can do it.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> &gt; <strong>iPhone Storage\/iPad Storage<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Messages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, if you tap into <strong>Top Conversations<\/strong>, you will be presented with all conversations, sorted in chronological order with the ones that have taken up the most space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/top-conversation-lists.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"top conversations\"><\/figure>\n<p>You can swipe right to manually delete a conversation, or tap <strong>Edit<\/strong> to select multiple conversations to bulk-delete.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/top-conversations-bulk-delete.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"delete top conversations\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Delete other assets to free up more space<\/h2>\n<p>iOS also lists all other iMessage assets in one place so you can see how much space they\u2019re taking.<\/p>\n<p>To access these, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> &gt; <strong>iPhone Storage\/iPad Storage<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Messages<\/strong> page,<\/p>\n<p>Again, you can navigate inside photos, videos, GIFs, stickers, and other media to manually delete those space-hogging files.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/messages.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"other documents and assets\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Prevent iMessage from filling up in the future<\/h2>\n<p>While deleting conversations and other attachments helps clear up storage space in your device, however, you will end up back at square one if you are not careful enough.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some preventive measures that you can take to ensure storage space taken up by iMessages is at the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<h3>Method 1 \u2013 Purge old conversation<\/h3>\n<p>iOS gives you an <strong>option to delete your messages after a certain period of time<\/strong>. So, instead of keeping all your chats forever, you can keep them for either 30 days, or 1 year. Any conversation older than the set option <strong>will be automatically deleted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To apply these changes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Message<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scroll to <strong>Message History<\/strong>, tap <strong>Keep Messages<\/strong><\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/keep-messages.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"keep messages\"><\/figure>\n<li>Choose between \u201c<strong>30 Days<\/strong>\u201c, or \u201c<strong>1 Year<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/keep-messages-forever.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"keep messages\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Method 2 \u2013 Send images at a lower quality<\/h3>\n<p>Images you send in iMessage chats play their part in taking up storage space as well. If you cannot avoid sending images, you can change your settings to send <strong>images at a lower resolution<\/strong>. Here\u2019s how you can do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Message<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scroll to \u201c<strong>Low-Quality Image Mode<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/optimize-imessage-storage-space\/low-quality-image-mode.jpg\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\" alt=\"low quality image mode\"><\/figure>\n<li>Tap to turn it <strong>On<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it. I hope you find these iMessage storage space optmisation tips useful.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are actively using iMessage to chat, you will eventually end up with a shortage of storage space. Be it an iPhone or even an iPad (if they\u2019re both synced), the iMessages app takes up a lot of space. 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