My iMessage History is gone.
My iMessage history is gone even though I have my messages set on save forever. I have more than enough data. How do I retrieve the old messages from my icloud back onto my phone?
iPhone XS
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My iMessage history is gone even though I have my messages set on save forever. I have more than enough data. How do I retrieve the old messages from my icloud back onto my phone?
iPhone XS
If you weren't syncing Messages using iCloud, the messages should be in 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
If you weren't syncing Messages using iCloud, the messages should be in 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
If it's not there, it's gone.
Not helpful. But thank you for the useless response.
If I had my message history back to my icloud then it is there bc i had replace my iphone with newer phones plenty of times. So 7 years of icloud messages dont just disappear. THanks again!
I know the truth is hard to take.
My iMessage History is gone.