[Solved] Messages disappeared on iPhone but still taking up space

Messages disappeared from iPhone but still in storage!

The other day, I upgraded my iPhone to iOS 11. When I opened it, everything was weird. All my text messages were gone! Gone, all of them! When I checked my storage, it showed that messages took up 90 MB of my space. Can anyone help me? I want to recover the lost texts because they are important to me! Please help, thank you.

Why has all my information disappeared suddenly?

All the iPhone users said that they didn't manually delete any text messages from their iPhone, the texts were removed or erased by the iPhone itself. But they might have done other things that resulted in data loss, such as updating to iOS 11, restoring iPhone, syncing iPhone with iTunes, and so on. These are common reasons that can make text messages disappear from your iPhone's inbox.

Your iPhone messages might also be deleted or cleared for an unusual reason – your message history is only saved for 30 days or 1 year, rather than forever. If set to “30 Days” or “1 Year,” your iPhone will automatically delete messages once that period is up, which can cause your iPhone messages to disappear.

If you're unsure how long your iPhone keeps message history, you can check by going to Settings > Messages > Message History > and seeing how long it's set for. If it's not “Forever,” that's why your iPhone is automatically deleting or clearing messages.

Fix 'iPhone Text Messages Disappeared but Still Taking Up Space' Issue

1. Try restarting your iPhone

On an iPhone device: Hold down the Sleep/Wake button (also called the Power button) and the Volume Down button for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo. You can then try checking your messages again.

If the issue persists, go to Settings > Messages, then turn off Messages. Wait a few minutes, then turn Messages back on and check if the information you need has appeared.

How to recover lost iPhone text messages?

After fixing the error, you can use MobiSaver to recover lost iPhone data. It's a secure and effective iPhone data recovery tool that allows you to easily retrieve lost iPhone texts without any technical background. It's compatible with iPhone 6/6s/7/8/X.

How to Retrieve Disappeared Texts on Your iPhone

Step 1: Choose the Recovery Mode

Connect your iPhone to the PC and launch the MobiSaver tool. On the left, click “Recover from iOS Device” and then click “Start”.

Step 2. Scan iPhone to Find the Lost Information

MobiSaver will scan your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4 automatically and find your lost text messages and text message attachments for you.

Step 3: Preview and recover the lost SMS

Select “Messages” and “Message Attachments.” Choose the messages and attachments you want to recover. Click “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device” to choose where you want to restore them.