How to retrieve accidentally deleted messages
How to retrieve accidentally deleted text messages?
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How to retrieve accidentally deleted text messages?
Delete a message or conversation
When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.
Though restore from iTunes backup is an option but you need to restore the entire iPhone (only messages restoration option does not exists) including all apps, Photos, Videos, Voice Memos, Notes on your iPhone etc...
The question is when did you backup on iTunes and when did you delete...Read on...
Let us assume...
Date1 : Backup date
Date2 : Message Deletion Date
Date3 : Current Date / Restoration Date
Given that --> Date1 < Date2 < Date3
Risk of restoring on Date3: You may lose data between the Date1 & Date 3
Mitigation: Create Multiple backup on iTunes for the same device. (By default iTunes creates incremental backup over the existing backup such that you only will have one backup per device on iTunes)
How to create Multiple Backup for the same device.
Delete a message or conversation
When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.
Though restore from iTunes backup is an option but you need to restore the entire iPhone (only messages restoration option does not exists) including all apps, Photos, Videos, Voice Memos, Notes on your iPhone etc...
The question is when did you backup on iTunes and when did you delete...Read on...
Let us assume...
Date1 : Backup date
Date2 : Message Deletion Date
Date3 : Current Date / Restoration Date
Given that --> Date1 < Date2 < Date3
Risk of restoring on Date3: You may lose data between the Date1 & Date 3
Mitigation: Create Multiple backup on iTunes for the same device. (By default iTunes creates incremental backup over the existing backup such that you only will have one backup per device on iTunes)
How to create Multiple Backup for the same device.
Recover Deleted Texts
If iCloud is set to ON for text messages and you deleted some text messages then they are gone from iCloud so cannot retrieved!
If you do not use iCloud for text messages then you can restore your iPhone from a backup on your iCloud account (if you use iCloud to back up your iPhone). Once you restore then your texts will only be as current as when the back up was created. Here is ➔ How to restore your iPhone from an iCloud back up.
The other option is to restore your iPhone from a backup that you may have created on your computer. Once again, if you restore your iPhone from a computer back up then your texts will only be as current as the day and time the backup was created.
If you have a backup created on your computer and If you choose to restore your iPhone from your iPhone from it then here is how to do it ➔ Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
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How to retrieve accidentally deleted messages