Avoiding Potential Issues
While this is a practical method for quickly freeing up iPhone storage space, you should be selective of what you delete. There could be important attachments in certain conversation chains that you want to keep. Therefore, it is recommended to go through the list when you have time to properly review each attachment, making sure it’s not something you may need in the future. While it may be easy to delete these attachments, recovering them may prove far less simple. You can also manually go to every conversation thread you feel might have important attachments worth keeping.
Then go to the media section of each thread and review the attachments there. You can do so by clicking on the contact’s name and then clicking on “links” or “photos” to view all the attachments relevant to that person. This is the best method to use if you don’t want to accidentally delete crucial business attachments or fond family memories. Some people opt to delete entire threads, which could save a little more space, but it comes with the risk of losing conversations that later prove to be needed.
One of the best ways to avoid a sudden lack of iPhone storage space is to regularly back up all your data and delete what you don’t need on your phone anymore. This way, you don’t lose anything and always have the space to take videos or receive work attachments when needed. You could opt for iCloud as an option or transfer everything to your laptop or desktop. But won’t that fill up your storage on those devices? Well, yeah, but that’s a story for another day.
Read More: FBI Cautions iPhone and Android Users to Disconnect if They Hear This Sound