signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
RE:Signal for iOS/iPadOS is taking up too much space even though all media is deleted
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Description
I am a fan (Not sure if I will still be in the future). This is so disappointing that a critical issue was reported and no solid solution was delivered by the dev team. What we got was being ignored and ignored. Many unuseful features were delivered. I had lots of updates but still couldn't get this issue fixed.
I used Signal for several years, the storage space took up to 15GB+ of my space, which is far more than WhatsApp or any other instant messaging app. I couldn't find the large-size media files from the storage section on WhatsApp. Even though I manually removed the message of the huge file, I didn't retain my storage back. It's been a long while since 2021.
Please look into the issue below @charlesmchen-signal @michaelkirk-signal @michelle-signal @max-signal @harry-signal
#4916 Signal for iOS/iPadOS is taking up too much space even though all media is deleted
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Research direction
The report points to Signal-iOS issue #4916, which describes excessive storage use after media deletion. Start by reviewing that issue and its discussion; this report names no files, tests, or entry points. Done would mean identifying and resolving the retained storage so deleted media no longer consumes excessive space.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100