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Post by freecharlie on Mar 22, 2021 12:38:36 GMT
Every once in a while I will delete the random ones from people/businesses, but I rarely delete from friends/family.
No real reason, j just don't
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Mar 22, 2021 12:39:29 GMT
I don't anymore. I'd delete my cousin's overly political texts (huge Trump supporter) and he passed in '17 and I wish I hadn't. So I won't delete texts anymore.
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Post by peabay on Mar 22, 2021 12:47:57 GMT
Nope. Only the spam ones.
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Post by schizo319 on Mar 22, 2021 12:52:21 GMT
Same as you. I delete conversations from people I don't know, but friends, coworkers, and family texts stay forever.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 22, 2021 12:57:05 GMT
I only remove business type ones, or payment reminders I have set up.
I increased my iCloud storage space. It's only .99 a month. I just buy a big iTunes card every couple years and load that into my account (I don't want my bank or credit card tied to it). It deducts the .99 and I get a ton of cloud storage. So I offload all that stuff to the cloud. It's also there when I get a new phone or lose a phone.
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Post by dawnnikol on Mar 22, 2021 12:57:49 GMT
I only keep texts from immediate family members, I click too fast and send things to the wrong people and this helps with that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 13:00:24 GMT
I delete to save space, so I delete memes or gifs. Sometimes I delete whole threads. The family group chat gets long lol.
I will make a screenshot if there's special news in a text. Like when DH texted the group chat "first [COVID vaccine] dose is in my arm" and we all responded with some version of "Yay!" But then I can delete the texts but not lose anything important/fun/etc.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 22, 2021 13:06:15 GMT
Yes but I will not and have not deleted ones from my mom, dad, nieces,nephews. Everything else..yes
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2021 13:08:04 GMT
Not straight away, but periodically I'll go through my phone and delete old messages. I don't see any reason to keep "see you at 3pm" for 5 years. I'll keep a couple of months worth from good friends, but that's all.
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Post by Kerri W on Mar 22, 2021 13:17:47 GMT
I use my personal phone for work so, no, I don’t delete emails or text. I can’t tell you how helpful it’s been to look back on a conversation with a client when I don’t readily remember details. I do delete texts like sale notifications, emergency alerts, etc.
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Post by Mel on Mar 22, 2021 13:20:54 GMT
Every once in a while I will delete the random ones from people/businesses, but I rarely delete from friends/family. No real reason, j just don't I do the same!! I still have a few voice mails from my Mom & kids that I haven't deleted too.
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Post by guzismom on Mar 22, 2021 13:21:48 GMT
yes, unless they are from my hubby or kids.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 13:26:09 GMT
I don't except the spam and one time verification codes.
However, I don't carry them over to new phones. Whenever I get a new phone, it's a complete blank slate. I often use that as a chance to "lose" numbers.
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Post by gizzy on Mar 22, 2021 13:44:46 GMT
I will when I need to free up space.
I still have the last text messages from 2 friends who have passed & I cherish them.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 22, 2021 13:48:58 GMT
The only ones I keep are from my girls and my one co-worker. everyone else is deleted, unless I need it for a reminder for something, and then I delete. I like my screen to only have 4-5 people on it, vs scrolling. Even my dh's texts are deleted because they are usually not much.
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 22, 2021 13:49:56 GMT
I delete non-personal texts fairly regularly.
I have my phone set to delete texts after a year.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 22, 2021 13:54:57 GMT
I delete about every 2 weeks. With 11 members in one family thread, it gets ridiculous. Sometimes I delete 300+ on that one thread.
As someone mentioned, why keep a message that says "I am leaving now to pick you up." or similar messages.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 22, 2021 14:16:46 GMT
I regularly delete things like Verification Codes, delivery texts, appointment reminders, etc. Less frequently I will delete old text threads from groups of friends. I never delete texts from family.
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Post by peano on Mar 22, 2021 14:24:05 GMT
Occasionally I'll go in and delete texts from businesses, doctor's offices, etc. but my text chains with my son are SO very precious to me, I want to find a way to print them out and keep them. So precious that I love to go back in time and read them. We have kind of a schtick; we play well off each other, and I always laugh when I read them. He's the perfect deadpan straight man.
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Post by disneypal on Mar 22, 2021 14:31:02 GMT
Funny this should come up - my sister and I were just having this discussion yesterday. We both delete our texts, not right away but usually at the end of the day or the next day - we don't see a need to keep them once that particular conversation is over. She and a friend of hers were discussing this a week or so ago and her friend looked at her so strangely - her friend has never deleted a text, ever! She doesn't understand why we would, yet we don't understand why she wouldn't
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 22, 2021 14:33:32 GMT
If it is someone that I generally keep in contact with, I will save those. All others must go.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 22, 2021 14:34:47 GMT
Occasionally I'll go in and delete texts from businesses, doctor's offices, etc. but my text chains with my son are SO very precious to me, I want to find a way to print them out and keep them. So precious that I love to go back in time and read them. We have kind of a schtick; we play well off each other, and I always laugh when I read them. He's the perfect deadpan straight man. I have one of those also. I just know when I get a text it will make me smile.
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Post by bratkar on Mar 22, 2021 14:39:30 GMT
I mentioned texts in the Email post, if I know you and you are friends or family I KEEP FOEVER, but it got me thinking, I also keep a few voice mails, especially from older family members, so I always have their voice near at hand. My husband used to delete and regrets that he used to delete his fathers and he knows he will never hear his voice again
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 22, 2021 14:41:22 GMT
I delete all the one offs, but keep the conversations that include things I might need to remember for one reason or another. My DH sends me a lot of texts with screen shots of t-shirt designs he likes and wants me to make someday so I don’t delete his. I don’t delete threads from my BFF because I frequently have to refer back to something we had been discussing. I have a few people that I do occasional creative work for and some of those conversations also have photos I need to refer back to. But any other rando conversations get deleted as soon as I’m done with them.
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 22, 2021 15:20:35 GMT
I only delete texts that are not from close friends, or people I text with regularly. Any business/random person gets deleted, unless I need the information for later.
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 22, 2021 15:28:21 GMT
Same as you.. random ones I delete here and there.. friends and family not usually... a lot of times there are pictures associated and I guess I don't want to lose them but I don't take the time to save them though....
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Post by busy on Mar 22, 2021 15:43:46 GMT
I don’t delete texts at all. Which may be odd since I’m diligent about inbox zero for email. They just don’t get in the way.
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Post by maryland on Mar 22, 2021 15:48:56 GMT
My texts delete automatically after about 8 months or a certain number of texts. But I sometimes have to delete them as I take too many pictures and don't have extra room on my phone. When I delete texts it helps. I don't do email on my phone to save room for pictures. I probably have over 5,000 pictures on my phone!
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 22, 2021 16:10:49 GMT
I delete entire threads once a week. I even delete the dirty texts that my husband sends me. Which makes me think about how he never deletes anything...I think I need to go do some delete maintenance on his iPad.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 22, 2021 17:26:55 GMT
i never delete from family and friends. i delete most others.
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