Why messages uses so much storage(16 GB!)
I’ve deleted barely all my messages and messages still use more than 16 GB!
How can I solve this issue?
iPhone X, iOS 13
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I’ve deleted barely all my messages and messages still use more than 16 GB!
How can I solve this issue?
iPhone X, iOS 13
Did you just delete it? Sometimes it takes a little while to update how much storage is being taken up.
Did you just delete it? Sometimes it takes a little while to update how much storage is being taken up.
I’ve just checked again... still 16 GB
I can tell that it isn't really taking up that much space, there's under 40MB being taken up. Have you tried restarting your phone? This might help.
nothing’s changed yet..
Why messages uses so much storage(16 GB!)