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Can I restore text conversations?

Can I restore text messages from one contact ?

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 24, 2021 9:20 AM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2021 9:23 AM

No, there’s no mechanism to do that. If your using messages in iCloud then deletions are instant and permanent. If not, messages are included in a backup, but iCloud backups get over written when a new backup occurs. And you can not restore a backup selectively. Restoring a backup replaces the entire device content with the content from the backup.

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Mar 24, 2021 9:23 AM in response to Metsbrowns

No, there’s no mechanism to do that. If your using messages in iCloud then deletions are instant and permanent. If not, messages are included in a backup, but iCloud backups get over written when a new backup occurs. And you can not restore a backup selectively. Restoring a backup replaces the entire device content with the content from the backup.

Can I restore text conversations?

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