If you’re a stickler for a tidy iPhone, the voicemail folder can be a nightmare. Thankfully, you can actually back up voicemails to your computer, with several cloud-based and offline options available to iPhone users. That way, you can save important voicemails and make room for new ones.

If you’re looking to save your voicemails, this tutorial will show you several ways to do that.

1. Download and Share Voicemails Right From the Phone App

The easiest way to save iPhone voicemails is to open up the voicemail itself and tap the iOS Share button. You can then save the voicemail to your iCloud Drive or email it to yourself. You can also save it to your iOS files to make a copy of it on your device, and you can delete it from the Voicemail folder to make room for more.

You can also AirDrop the file to another iPhone, iPad, or even to your MacBook.

If you have an online storage app on your phone, like Dropbox, you can also save the file there. The voicemail is saved as an M4A file. This feature is only available to iPhone users running iOS 9 or later, and you can only save voicemails one at a time, so it can be a little tedious.

To share or download a voicemail, open the Phone app and go to the Voicemail folder. Then, tap on the voicemail you want to save and tap the Share icon. You’ll see a variety of ways to share the voicemail or download it.

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2. Transfer Multiple Voicemails With a Computer

If you want to avoid the cloud altogether, or you want to save multiple voicemails at once, you can transfer the files to your computer using iTunes.

First, tap the iOS share button and tap the Voice Memos icon. This will save the voicemail to the native iOS voice memos app.

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Second, hook your phone up to your computer, open up iTunes or Finder, and sync your phone. If you haven’t used the Voice Memos app on your phone in the past, a new Voice Memos tab will appear under On My Device in iTunes or Finder and you should be able to find your voicemails listed there, and you can play them back directly on your computer.

The physical files should be located inside your Music folder, inside a newly created folder called Voice Memos. Then, you can cut or copy those voicemails anywhere on your computer.

3. Use a Third-Party App to Download and Sort Voicemails

If you’re not a fan of iTunes but still want an offline method to save voicemails to your computer, you can use a third-party app that allows you to transfer files to and from your phone. There are also apps that allow you to record calls on your iPhone.

One app that does this well is World Voicemail (subscription required, free trial available). World Voicemail works if you have a mobile carrier that supports Conditional Call Diversion. World Voicemail can make it easy to sort through hundreds of voicemails and download any you deem important.

This works best for those who use their iPhones for business purposes and have a lot of emails. World Voicemail offers a one-week free trial and then is available for a monthly subscription.

Download and Save Voicemails With Ease

If you have too many voicemails on your iPhone, your voicemail box might be full and you won’t get any new messages. If you have important voicemails that you need to keep, consider downloading them before deleting them. That way, you can save the important information and still free up your voicemail folder.