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Mp5smg t1_j2du5y7 wrote

Reply to comment by mhg123123 in PSA: The proper way to delete or shrink iPhone System Data use on disk by Vertsix

Wish I saw this before I tried it…

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mhg123123 t1_j2duwuc wrote

Me too, I lost 3 years worth

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Kawi_rider_zx6r t1_j2egmkg wrote

It said in one of the steps how to not lose messages. Curious though, whats the purpose to have 3 years worth of messages, like do people really sit and read thousands of old messages just for fun? Never understood this phenomenon of keeping around super old messages.

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mhg123123 t1_j2ejkda wrote

My mother passed away and her messages/photos is all I have left of her

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radfordra1 t1_j2f4qat wrote

Did you try using an iCloud backup and see if that restored them?

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Kawi_rider_zx6r t1_j2eqs2p wrote

Sorry to hear that i wasn't trying to be rude I'm just wondering in general because a lot of people really be saving decade old conversations.

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theseyeahthese t1_j2fbtvg wrote

I wish Apple had an option for 5 years for auto-delete. I don’t need decade old messages, but sometimes 1 year is just a little too short of an auto-delete window. I don’t sit around and look at old messages for fun, it’s moreso about searching for a specific detail about something that was discussed. No different than searching through old emails. And since the current options are basically only “auto-delete everything after one year” or “keep everything for forever”, I go with the latter just in case. Tldr, they need more cleanup options.

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