How to export and delete attachments from Messages<article>
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<p>Syncing Messages via iCloud lets you have access to all your conversations and associated pictures and files on all the devices you’ve connected with your iCloud account. However, Messages storage can really add up if you send and receive lots of images or videos.</p><p>I documented in October 2019
how you can delete individual photos and other attachments via the Messages app in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It’s tedious, but it works.</p><p>But there are other methods you can use. And you can export attachments before deletion if you want to retain them.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3535897/how-to-export-and-delete-attachments-from-messages.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to export and delete attachments from Messages