Signal eating storage space permanently

Tiktaka

For the last few years my storage space started to get full and I couldn't figure out how or why.

At last I found the reason, when you try to send a video file on Signal that's too big for the free storage space then there will be an error and that space will be permanently full.

Example: I have a video of 10 minutes and is 5GB. I have 4GB left as free storage space. When I try to send it to someome (even a small part of the video), Signal is "processing" the file by copying it and then after it copies 4GB the storage is full and it gives an error.

After I free up space (and have more than 5GB free) then it copies the 5GB, compresses it and then deletes the temporarily copied 5GB file after the video is sent.

Does this happen only on GrapheneOS? Do I need to format the phone or delete Signal to free the space?

Johnnyloans

Tiktaka

Good to know, thanks.

Tiktaka Does this happen only on GrapheneOS?

What you described sounds like it's purely a signal issue.

Tiktaka Do I need to format the phone or delete Signal to free the space?

Backup signal if you'd like.
Delete the app's storage and cache under app info.
Sign into signal again.

MuppetScalextric

Idk how you guys manage to use Signal? No one I know has it, everyone insists on using Telegram the HoneyPot lie instead just because Signal failed and was too late to the game, they didn't have usernames and groups etc etc like Telegram did way back, not to mention forcing to be used as default sms app.
Where do you all live?

thure

MuppetScalextric

I guess it depends on THW country you live in as well. In Germany a lot more people started to use signal as a second messenger.

Beside that your information is not up to date anymore. Signal removed SMS support in 2023 and user names and groups are supported these days.