Do pictures in texts use storage?

Text messages, photos, videos, gifs, and audio notes combined can take up a few gigabytes of space in no time. And you may not even realize it, as your iPhone or iPad are set to store every message you send or receive forever – by default.
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Do photos in messages take up storage?

When you send and receive text messages, your phone automatically stores them for safe keeping. If these texts contain images or videos, they can take up a considerable amount of space. Fortunately, you do not need to go back and manually delete all your old text messages.
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What should I delete when my phone storage is full?

Delete Old Files

And when a phone's storage is almost full, it will automatically remove all backed-up photos and videos. If you don't want to do that, you can manually clear out your downloads by going through your download directory, Fisco says.
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Why are my text messages taking up so much storage?

Many people simply let the conversations accumulate for months and years without deleting any messages. This is very common. And with messages kept forever, the storage requirements for those messages will grow over time. However, there is a setting that will allow your device to automatically delete old messages.
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What uses the most storage on your phone?

Photos and videos can be some of the most space-hogging items on your phone. Luckily, if you've got an Android phone, you're probably already uploading your photos to Google Photos — and can therefore take them off your phone.
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How do computers store images?



What is taking up all my storage?

To see what those files are, go to Settings > Storage > Internal Storage. Whatever is taking up the most storage space will appear on top, and it'll show you how much storage it's taking up. If you want to view the pictures or files, you only have to tap on them.
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Will clearing data delete text messages?

So even if you clear data or uninstall the app, your messages or contacts will not be deleted. However, you will be logged out.
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How often should you delete text messages?

Bad luck never knocks before coming, so it is always safe to clear your text messages history every 30 days or before meeting your partner. Before the advent of smartphone, lover-letter and few collectibles were the only stuff to cry with after breakup.
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What uses most storage on iPhone?

One of the biggest iPhone storage consumption culprits is photos and videos. You can find out how much space photos and videos are taking up on your phone by opening the Settings app > General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage under the storage section.
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What should I delete when my iPhone storage is full?

Here's how to clear storage on iPhone, step by step:
  1. Clean up your photo library.
  2. Clear browser cache.
  3. Clear app cache and other app data.
  4. Delete attachments in Messages.
  5. Delete offline content.
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Does deleting emails free up space on your phone?

Deleting emails from Gmail can free up storage space in the cloud. This is done in two steps: first you have to move the emails into the Trash, then you have to delete them from the Trash. Emails in the Trash are still counting towards your Google account's quota.
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What are unnecessary files on my phone?

What Are Junk Files on Android? These include cache files arising from both external and internal applications, temporary files, call logs, residual files, outdated folders and the list goes on and on.
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Why is my iPhone storage full after deleting photos?

Go to iPhone Settings > [your profile] > iCloud > Photos to check Optimize iPhone storage. This will cause all of the iCloud photos to be saved as thumbnails in Photos app. They would be blurry. It takes several seconds to download the pictures from iCloud every time you tap one picture to preview.
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How do I clean up my text messages?

Open Messages. Locate the conversation you want to delete. Tap and hold the conversation. Tap the trash can to delete the conversation.
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How do I clean my phone storage?

“In Android, go to Settings, then Apps or Applications. You'll see how much space your apps are using. Tap on any app then tap Storage. Tap "Clear storage" and "Clear cache" for any apps that are using a lot of space.
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How much storage does text take up?

The most common is the standard SMS, which typically uses 190 bytes. That means it takes more than 5,500 SMS messages to use 1MB of data. When sending pictures or audio, the message is typically sent in the MMS format. This uses a maximum of 600KB, so on average it takes two to three MMS messages to use 1MB of data.
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Why are my photos taking up so much storage?

Delete old messages and unimportant conversations. Clear Recently Deleted in Photos regularly. Offload apps taking up a great amount of storage. Disable iCloud Photos if you don't use it—consider backing up photos with another service.
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How do I free up photo space on my iPhone?

Here are the 4 basic steps to free up your iPhone storage:
  1. Clean up your photo library.
  2. Move your photos and videos to cloud storage.
  3. Clear app caches and delete unneeded apps.
  4. Clear other storage on your iPhone.
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How do I reduce photo storage on iPhone?

Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Turn on iCloud Photos. Select Optimize iPhone Storage to save space on your device.
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How long will text messages stay on your phone?

The text messages are stored in both locations. Some phone companies also keep records of sent text messages. They sit on the company's server for anywhere from three days to three months, depending on the company's policy. Verizon holds texts for up to five days and Virgin Mobile keeps them for 90 days.
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How long do deleted texts stay on your phone?

Phones used by average people on major networks like Verizon and AT&T (the carriers who support the iPhone) only keep text messages for a few days. AT&T for instance, only keeps a deleted text message for 72 hours. Verizon keeps deleted SMS messages for up to 10 days.
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What happens to deleted text messages?

Once you delete the message, your Android device changes the space it occupied as “unused” and only overwrites the deleted messages when you create new data as you continue using your device. There's no specific duration or period of time it takes before the deleted messages are overwritten.
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Will clearing data delete pictures?

You will not lose any of your photos, if CLEAR DATA operation is performed, it is completely safe to do so. This just means that your preferences have been reset and the cache has been cleared.
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Will clearing cache delete pictures?

The device should only clear the thumbnail cache which is used to show the images faster in the gallery when you scroll. It is also used in other places such as file manager. The cache will be rebuild again unless you reduce the number of images on your device.
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What's the difference between clear cache and clear data?

Clear cache: Deletes temporary data. Some apps can open slower the next time you use them. Clear data storage: Permanently deletes all app data. We recommend trying to delete from inside the app first.
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