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elmer114 Author

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Retrieve my deleted messages

How do I retrieve my old messages.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 25, 2020 2:34 PM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Mar 25, 2020 6:25 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, you can't recover the deleted messages. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? 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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