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Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted text messages

Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted text messages ?

iPhone X, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 15, 2021 11:51 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2021 11:57 PM

abab9696 Said:

"Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted text messages ?"

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Troubleshooting Deleted Text Messages:

A. Restore from a Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Message App:

If Messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check the Messages app on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


C. Learn to Back Up:

If you have no backup of your iPhone, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always backup your devices, every-so-often. That way, you and recover from the backup should anything like this go working in the future.

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Dec 15, 2021 11:57 PM in response to abab9696

abab9696 Said:

"Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted text messages ?"

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Troubleshooting Deleted Text Messages:

A. Restore from a Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Message App:

If Messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check the Messages app on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


C. Learn to Back Up:

If you have no backup of your iPhone, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always backup your devices, every-so-often. That way, you and recover from the backup should anything like this go working in the future.

Does anyone know how to retrieve deleted text messages

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