我们都用手机发送短信，有时它们会占用太多空间，以至于没有足够的空间来保存或备份新照片和视频(back up new photos and videos)、消息、应用程序等。
备份它们是释放和/或节省空间的好方法，除了有一个额外的地方来保存您接收或发送的每条消息。
这也是隐藏重要数据的好方法，以便在您的手机丢失或被盗、损坏或您一怒之下离开家忘记随身携带时，您可以找回它。
如果您拥有一部 iPhone，并且不想为了腾出空间而疯狂地删除一个又一个文本，那么您可以使用多种选项来备份您的信息。这样，您可以一次从手机中删除所有文本，并为其他文件腾出空间。
在本指南中，我们将向您展示可用于备份和删除iPhone 消息(your iPhone messages)以节省空间的不同方法。
如何备份 iPhone 消息
您可以使用三种方法来备份和删除 iPhone 消息：
1. 将 iPhone 消息备份(Backup)到 iTunes
2. 在 iCloud 中备份(Backup)iPhone 消息
3.使用第三方应用
将 iPhone 消息备份到 iTunes
iTunes 提供了一个强大的平台，您可以在该平台上备份您的消息和其他数据。
这种方法需要一根闪电转 USB 电缆，您将使用它来将您的 iPhone 连接到您的计算机（台式机或笔记本电脑）。连接两个设备后，iTunes 应该会自动打开，但如果没有，您可以手动启动它。
- 如果您收到提示，请解锁(Unlock)您的 iPhone。它将出现在 iTunes 上并使用 iTunes 自动同步（如果启用）到您的计算机。
- 如果您尚未启用自动同步到 iTunes，请转到iPhone 上的备份(Backups)并选择自动备份到 iTunes(automatically back up to iTunes)。
- 点击立即(Now)备份(Back Up) 以启动该过程。File>Devices 并点击备份(Back Up)来进行一次性手动备份。
- iTunes 将完全备份您 iPhone 上的短信和其他数据。
如果您想在 iPhone 上进行单个数据备份，则可以使用 iTunes 备份方法，除非您在要将它们恢复到手机时无法选择单个项目。不过，第三方应用程序会给你这种灵活性。
在 iCloud 中备份 iPhone 消息
iCloud 是 Apple 自己的云存储服务，也是备份 iPhone消息和其他数据的最佳选择。您可以免费获得高达 5GB 的存储空间，但如果您需要更多存储空间，您可以随时支付额外的存储空间。
使用此方法的主要挑战是，当您使用 iCloud 中的消息从手机或其他设备中删除消息时，它也可能会在 iCloud 上被删除(deleted on iCloud)。
- 如果您仍希望将短信保存在 iCloud 上，并且您有 iCloud 帐户，请前往iPhone 上的“设置” ，点击(Settings)您的姓名，(your name,)然后点击iCloud。
注意：(Note:)如果您的 iPhone 和其他设备使用 iCloud 和iCloud 中的信息( Messages in iCloud)，您的所有短信和 iMessage 将自动存储在 iCloud 中。
如何删除 iPhone 消息(How To Delete iPhone Messages)
现在您已经备份了所有短信，是时候删除它们以释放 iPhone 上的一些空间了。
iPhone 上预装的消息(Messages)应用程序将您的短信分组到对话中。这样，您可以删除整个对话，但如果您愿意，也可以删除每个对话中的单个文本。
如何在 iPhone 上删除单个消息(Individual)
- 为此，请打开消息(Messages)并按住消息气泡。点击更多(More)。
- 您会在每条消息旁边看到一个圆圈。通过点击消息旁边的每个圆圈将其标记为删除来选择要删除的消息气泡。
- 在手机屏幕的左下方，点击垃圾桶图标，然后在出现的弹出窗口中点击删除消息按钮。(Delete Message )
如何在 iPhone 上删除短信对话(How to Delete a Text Message Conversation on iPhone)
此过程与删除单个消息的步骤不同。
- 为此，请在 iPhone 上打开“信息”，然后找到要删除的对话。您可以点击屏幕左上角的“编辑(Edit)”按钮，也可以在对话中从右向左滑动。
- 点按您要删除的对话旁边的圆圈。如果您使用“编辑(Edit)”按钮，您会在选择对话后在屏幕右下方看到一个“删除(Delete)”按钮，但如果您在对话中滑动，您会在右侧 看到“删除”按钮。(Delete)
- 点击删除(Delete)按钮删除对话。
注意：(Note:)如果您在删除任何对话或文本之前改变主意，您可以随时使用取消按钮。(Cancel)
- 在 iPhone 上删除短信对话的另一种方法是点击对话，然后点击并按住一条信息。
- 点击(Tap)更多，然后点击屏幕左上方的全部删除。(Delete All)
- 在屏幕底部，点击删除对话(Delete Conversation)。
短信仍然(Messages)挂在你的(Your)iPhone 上？这是做什么
有时您可能仍会在 iPhone 上看到一些已删除的文本，尤其是在搜索结果中，并且您仍然可以阅读它们。在某些情况下，当您在“消息(Messages)”应用中搜索时，也会发生这种情况。
这样做的原因是因为某些类型的项目在您删除它们时不会被删除。相反，您手机的操作系统会将它们标记为删除并隐藏它们，使它们看起来好像已经消失了，但它们仍在您的手机上。
在您与 iTunes 或 iCloud 同步之前，此类文件不会从您的 iPhone 中完全删除。
如果您想从 iPhone 中永久删除短信，您可以执行以下操作：
- 定期将您的 iPhone 与 iCloud 或 iTunes同步(Sync)以擦除标记为删除的项目。
- (Remove Messages)从Spotlight搜索中(Spotlight)删除消息应用程序，这样它们就不会出现。为此，请点击Settings > Siri & Search，然后点击信息(Messages)。将“搜索和 Siri 建议(Search & Siri Suggestions)”旁边的滑块切换为“关闭”（白色）
- 如果您不想留下任何记录，请使用消息传递应用程序，该应用程序会在指定时间后自动删除您的消息。(messaging app that deletes your messages automatically )
从你的 iPhone 中删除一条消息并不一定意味着它真的永远消失了。它可以存储在您的移动服务提供商的服务器上，因为它们从您的手机转移到接收方。在许多情况下，运营商会(Law)保留您的消息副本，例如，可以在刑事案件中用于法庭。(Court)
但是，如果您使用 Apple 的 iMessage，则可能并非如此，因为您的文本是端到端加密的，没有人（甚至执法部门）可以解密它们。
How to Backup and Delete iPhone Messages to Save Space
We all sеnd text messages with our phones, and sometimeѕ they take up too much spaсe such that there’s not enough left to save or back up new photos and videos, messages, apps, and more.
Backing them up is a great way of freeing up and/or saving on space, besides having an extra place to save every message you receive or send out.
It’s also a good way of stashing your important data away so you can retrieve it if your phone gets lost or stolen, damaged, or you left home in a huff and forgot to carry it with you.
If you own an iPhone and want to avoid frantically deleting one text after another just to create space, there are several options available for you to back up your messages. This way, you can delete the texts from the phone all at once, and make room for other files.
In this guide, we’ll show you different methods you can use to backup and delete your iPhone messages to save on space.
How to Back Up iPhone Messages
There are three methods you can use to backup and delete iPhone messages:
1. Backup iPhone messages to iTunes
2. Backup iPhone messages in iCloud
3. Use a third-party app
Backup iPhone Messages to iTunes
iTunes provides a robust platform on which you can back up your messages and other data.
This method requires a lightning-to-USB cable, which you’ll use to connect your iPhone to your computer (desktop or laptop). iTunes should open up automatically once the two devices are connected, but if it doesn’t, you can launch it manually.
- Unlock your iPhone if you get the prompt to do so. It’ll appear on iTunes and automatically sync (if enabled) to your computer using iTunes.
- If you haven’t enabled automatic syncing to iTunes, go to Backups on your iPhone and select automatically back up to iTunes.
- Tap Back Up Now to initiate the process. You can also do a one-time manual backup by going to File>Devices and tapping Back Up.
- iTunes will completely back up your text messages and other data on your iPhone.
If you want a single data backup on your iPhone, the iTunes backup method is good to use, except you don’t get to choose individual items when you want to restore them to your phone. A third-party app would give you this kind of flexibility though.
Backup iPhone Messages in iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s own cloud storage service and the most obvious choice for backing up your iPhone messages and other data. You get a whopping 5GB of storage for free, but you can always pay for extra storage if you require more.
The main challenge with using this method is that when you delete a message from your phone or other devices using Messages in iCloud, it’ll likely be deleted on iCloud too.
- If you still prefer to save your text messages on iCloud, and you have an iCloud account, go to Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, and then tap iCloud.
- Turn on Messages, and the backup process will begin.
Note: If your iPhone and other devices use iCloud and Messages in iCloud, all your text messages and iMessages will be stored automatically in iCloud.
How To Delete iPhone Messages
Now that you have all your text messages backed up, it’s time to delete them to free up some space on your iPhone.
The pre-installed Messages app on your iPhone groups your text messages into conversations. This way, you can delete entire conversations, but you can also delete individual texts within each conversation if you prefer.
How to Delete an Individual Message on iPhone
- To do this, open Messages and touch and hold a message bubble. Tap More.
- You’ll see a circle next to each message. Select the message bubbles you want to delete by tapping each circle next to the message to mark it for deletion.
- On the lower left side of your phone’s screen, tap the trash can icon, and then tap the Delete Message button in the popup that appears.
How to Delete a Text Message Conversation on iPhone
This process has different steps to that of deleting individual messages.
- To do this, open Messages on your iPhone, and find the conversation you want to delete. You can either tap the Edit button on the upper left side of your screen or swipe right to left across the conversation.
- Tap the circle next to the conversation(s) you want to delete. If you used the Edit button, you’ll see a Delete button at the lower right side of the screen after selecting the conversation(s), but if you swiped across the conversation, you’ll see the Delete button on your right.
- Tap the Delete button to delete the conversation(s).
Note: You can always use the Cancel button if you change your mind before deleting any conversation or text.
- Another way of deleting a text message conversation on your iPhone is by tapping the conversation, and then tapping and holding a message.
- Tap More and then tap Delete All on the upper left side of the screen.
- At the bottom of your screen, tap the Delete Conversation.
Text Messages Still Hanging Around Your iPhone? Here’s What To Do
Sometimes you may still see some texts that you deleted appearing on your iPhone, especially in the search results and you can still read them. This can also happen in some cases when you search in the Messages app.
The reason for this is because some kinds of items aren’t removed when you delete them. Instead, your phone’s operating system marks them for deletion and hides them so that they look like they’re gone, but they’re still on your phone.
Such files won’t be completely deleted from your iPhone until you sync them with iTunes or iCloud.
If you want to delete text messages permanently from your iPhone, you can do the following:
- Sync your iPhone with iCloud or iTunes regularly to erase items marked for deletion.
- Remove Messages app from Spotlight search so they won’t appear. To do this, tap Settings > Siri & Search, and then tap Messages. Toggle the slider next to Search & Siri Suggestions to Off (white)
Deleting a message from your iPhone doesn’t necessarily mean it’s truly gone for good. It could be stored on your mobile service provider’s servers, as they move from your phone to the recipient. In many cases, the carrier retains copies of your messages, which can be used in a Court of Law in criminal cases, for example.
However, if you use Apple’s iMessage, the same may not be true because your texts are encrypted from end to end, and no one – not even law enforcement – can decrypt them.
