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icloud messages recovery

Can I recover permanently deleted messages from icloud?

Posted on Dec 9, 2021 11:56 AM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2021 1:23 PM

If you use messages in iCloud, no. Those are erased as soon as you delete.

If you do not use messages in iCloud, and you have a backup that contains the message, you can erase your device and set it up using the backup. You'll lose anything new since the backup was created.

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Dec 9, 2021 1:23 PM in response to tantan357ph

If you use messages in iCloud, no. Those are erased as soon as you delete.

If you do not use messages in iCloud, and you have a backup that contains the message, you can erase your device and set it up using the backup. You'll lose anything new since the backup was created.

icloud messages recovery

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