The reality is that Signal's architecture is incredibly punishing. Because it refuses to use a traditional, seamless cloud sync like iMessage, WhatsApp, or Telegram, the user is the one who bears the brunt of the maintenance. When a background upload quietly stalls without warning, you don't find out until it's already too late and your data is gone. It feels archaic and broken because it forces you to manage database logic just to keep your texts safe.
You shouldn't have to fight your tools just to talk to people. If you are stuck using it because of specific contacts, cleaning out that bloated attachments folder on your computer at least stops it from eating your local disk space.
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You shouldn't have to fight your tools just to talk to people. If you are stuck using it because of specific contacts, cleaning out that bloated attachments folder on your computer at least stops it from eating your local disk space.