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How to dwlwtw old phone call on Mac mini

how can I delete phon call records from my iMac running oc 27

my iPhone calls have all been recorded on my C MINI FOR SEVERAL YEARS I would to to delet. them and turn off the application

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On your Mac mini running macOS 27, open the Phone app and select Calls. 


Apple currently documents deleting calls individually by dragging a call to the left and selecting Delete; it does not document a command for deleting the entire Phone call history at once. Apple: View and delete call history


Because you have several years of calls, first check iPhone >> Settings >> [your name] >> iCloud >> See All >> Phone & FaceTime. 


Apple says that when Phone & FaceTime is enabled in iCloud, call history is synchronized across devices, including the Mac. Apple: Sync Phone and FaceTime data with iCloud


To prevent your iPhone calls from being received on the Mac, turn off your Mac under iPhone >> Settings >> Apps >> Phone >> Calls on Other Devices. 


You can also manage phone-call settings on the Mac through FaceTime >> Settings >> General. Apple: Use iPhone to make and receive calls on other devices Apple: Change FaceTime settings on Mac


If your goal is specifically to remove the several years of calls from the Mac but keep them on your iPhone, do not  delete them yet. 


The iCloud synchronization setting needs to be considered first, because Apple says synchronized Phone data is kept up to date across devices. (Apple Support)

To delete call logs and stop your iPhone calls from ringing or recording on your Mac, you will need to adjust the settings in both FaceTime and System Settings, as macOS routes regular iPhone cellular calls through the FaceTime framework.


Turn Off iPhone Calls on Your Mac

You can stop future calls from syncing and ringing on your Mac Mini entirely using either of these two methods:

  • Method A (From your Mac):
    • Open the FaceTime app on your Mac.
    • Click FaceTime in the top menu bar and select Settings (or Preferences).
    • Uncheck the box next to Calls from iPhone.
  • Method B (From your iPhone):
    • Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
    • Scroll down and tap Apps > Phone (or just Phone depending on your iOS version).
    • Tap Calls on Other Devices.
    • Toggle the switch off for your Mac Mini, or turn off Allow Calls on Other Devices entirely.


Delete the Existing Call Records

To clear the years of accumulated history off your Mac, you need to wipe them from the Phone app:

  • Open the Phone app on your Mac.
  • Go to the Recents section of the sidebar to view your logs.
  • To delete an individual call, use a two-finger swipe of the cursor to the left then click the red trash icon (the advice about 'dragging a call to the left' is not phrased well.

  • Alternatively, secondary-click (control-click, right-click) on an entry and select Delete

  • If you want to delete more than one call at a time (which I suspect you do!), then simply select the calls you want to delete, then secondary-click on one of them and click Delete

  • Note that there is no confirmation request, the calls will immediately be deleted from the log


More from Apple (though they don't bother documenting the method above to delete multiple calls, it works just fine): View and delete your call history in the Phone app on Mac - Apple Support


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Thank you very much for the information I will try to get this all taken care of

The one problem I had I did go out on the Internet and I found a place that said I had to pull each phone call record off to the side but when I tried with my cursor to pull it off to the side it didn't pull off I don't know what that means