Accidentally deleted a message. How do I retrieve it?

I accidentally deleted a message tend from my iPhone but don’t have a way to see when my phone was last backed up. How do I retrieve it?


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Posted on Jun 16, 2021 7:34 PM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2021 8:41 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. 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.    


 Backups - Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.     

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Jun 16, 2021 8:41 PM in response to mirna268

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. 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.    


 Backups - Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.     

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