---
id: mac-storage-basics.where-are-messages-attachments-stored
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/where-are-messages-attachments-stored
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "Mail, Messages and chat apps"
question: "Where are Messages attachments stored on my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "messages attachments folder mac"
  - "imessage photos location mac"
  - "library messages attachments"
  - "delete messages attachments folder"
  - "imessage files storage location"
short_answer: "In your Library under Messages → Attachments. Don't delete there directly; remove attachments inside Messages or from the Messages section of Storage settings."
tags: ["messages", "attachments", "library"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-reduce-messages-storage-on-a-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Where are Messages attachments stored on my Mac?

In your Library under **Messages → Attachments**. It can grow to many gigabytes of photos and videos from conversations.

Don't delete files there directly — Messages can show broken attachments or behave oddly. Delete attachments from within Messages (in a conversation's details) or from the **Messages** section of Storage settings, or shorten how long messages are kept. See [reducing Messages storage](https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-reduce-messages-storage-on-a-mac).