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Recover data

How to recover old data from messages from last year?

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 8, 2022 6:19 AM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Jan 8, 2022 5:26 PM

If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a year old 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 to see the contents and only restore certain files.

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup. *

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