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Can you retrieve iMessages that were accidentally deleted

Can you retrieve iMessages that were accidentally deleted

iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 7:39 PM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2021 7:47 PM

No. Once deleted messages are erased.


If you have a backup, the message is included in the backup, and do NOT use messages in iCloud, you can restore your phone back to the backup. Of course, you'll lose anything new since the backup.

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Can you retrieve iMessages that were accidentally deleted

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