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How do I recover deleted text messages? Thank you.

How do I recover deleted text messages? Thank you.


Posted on Sep 7, 2019 1:19 PM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2019 12:42 PM

If you were syncing Messages to iCloud and the texts were deleted, they can't be recovered. If you weren't syncing Messages to iCloud, restore from your backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

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Sep 8, 2019 12:42 PM in response to Psdbsn3

If you were syncing Messages to iCloud and the texts were deleted, they can't be recovered. If you weren't syncing Messages to iCloud, restore from your backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

How do I recover deleted text messages? Thank you.

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