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I saw a post from blue eyes about finding a deleted message. It was explain how to find the messages. But it was said that it would overwrite everything. What does this mean?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 2:41 PM

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I have no idea what post you saw.. or who 'blue eyes' is.

Here is some info on recovering deleted messages


go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check the switch position for Messages


If the switch is ON, then you cannot recover your deleted messages (no need to read any further)


If the switch is OFF, then you might be able to recover your messages IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the messages you are trying to recover. In which case you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. In doing so, you'd likely lose some data between now and whenever your backup occurred.

Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 8:18 PM

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Oct 28, 2021 8:18 PM in response to levita96

I have no idea what post you saw.. or who 'blue eyes' is.

Here is some info on recovering deleted messages


go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check the switch position for Messages


If the switch is ON, then you cannot recover your deleted messages (no need to read any further)


If the switch is OFF, then you might be able to recover your messages IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the messages you are trying to recover. In which case you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. In doing so, you'd likely lose some data between now and whenever your backup occurred.

Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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