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"Your SMS mailbox is full"

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mikeymike88

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Jun 19, 2007
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Hey guys, has anyone ever gotten this message on your iPhone?

"Your SMS mailbox is full. New messages cannot be received until you delete some messages".

After I got this I had to manually delete some messages before any more would come through. Do you know what the SMS mailbox limit for messages is? Or if there is an easy way for me to delete older messages from conversations? I like to keep most text conversations for various reasons, but wouldn't mind just deleting older messages. Any help would be great. Thanks!
 
This limit has been discussed before (use MRoogle to search next time). It came out with 4.0 and the current limit is 90,000 messages I think.
 
I haven't seen that message in years. Of course back then the limit was only 1,000 messages. I vaguely remember hearing they raised it back then to 75,000 and it is possible they have changed it again since then.
 
what is so important that you have to keep that many messages. Talk about electronic clutter. If it's that important - email the msg to yourself or copy/paste them into a larger document...
 
samcraig said:
what is so important that you have to keep that many messages. Talk about electronic clutter. If it's that important - email the msg to yourself or copy/paste them into a larger document...
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Or use a program like PhoneView. One of the useful things it does is archive both SMS and voicemail onto your computer every time you plug the phone in.
 
The limit is indeed 75,000 messages, starting with iOS 1.1.3:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1498


samcraig said:
what is so important that you have to keep that many messages.
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Not so much that it's important, but I can see where the OP is coming from. I don't really manage my text messages either... they just kinda keep scrolling up. I haven't hit the limit yet, but I imagine I will eventually, and that point I'll start clearing stuff out.

And, sometimes it IS kinda nice to have an archive of text conversations.
 
scaredpoet said:
The limit is indeed 75,000 messages, starting with iOS 1.1.3:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1498




Not so much that it's important, but I can see where the OP is coming from. I don't really manage my text messages either... they just kinda keep scrolling up. I haven't hit the limit yet, but I imagine I will eventually, and that point I'll start clearing stuff out.

And, sometimes it IS kinda nice to have an archive of text conversations.
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It is very nice to have the context of previous conversations.

However, I wish there was a way to block unwanted access to viewing the Messages app.
 
Simm0nS777 said:
does every post you make have a Google it reference?
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The irony is that when you DO use Mroogle to search "iPhone SMS limit," you don't easily get the answer. It's filled with lots of other stuff though, including threads filled with suggestions to "Mroogle it."

The fact that certain users insist on answering every thread with "you can find the answer on Mroogle" is actually making Mroogle less effective. since the results are choked with "Mroogle it" responses. Catch-22 anyone?

So yeah, it's often better to just answer the question. Less effort, less noise.


chembox said:
It is very nice to have the context of previous conversations.

However, I wish there was a way to block unwanted access to viewing the Messages app.
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Passcode locks, honest relationships and non-jealous significant others go a long way. :)
 
samcraig said:
what is so important that you have to keep that many messages. Talk about electronic clutter. If it's that important - email the msg to yourself or copy/paste them into a larger document...
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I have a number of text messages from my sister who passed away last June... That's important enough...
 
Mliii said:
I have a number of text messages from my sister who passed away last June... That's important enough...
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Understood and agreed--but then the point of having them seperate from a SQL db backup and accessible on the computer too becomes even more vital, doesn't it? Wish there was an easy, built in way to do that from the iPhone. I was pleased to find out PhoneView did it since I already had that program, but still, you'd think that kind of functionality would be part of the OS...

My condolences on your loss.
 
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