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How do I get restore only messages from my icloud backup

How do I get restore only messages from my icloud backup

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 8:16 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2022 8:22 PM

The Restore process from a backup file, computer or iCloud, uses an all or nothing approach. You will have to restore the entire iPhone with all of its data from the backup file.

Do you use iCloud for Messages? If YES, then your messages are not stored in the backup files. They are stored separately on iCloud so that the messages can be synced across all your devices signed in to the same Apple ID. If this is the case the you cannot recover deleted messages because they are deleted permanently and across all your devices.


Axel F.

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Jan 12, 2022 8:22 PM in response to sivakanthasamy

The Restore process from a backup file, computer or iCloud, uses an all or nothing approach. You will have to restore the entire iPhone with all of its data from the backup file.

Do you use iCloud for Messages? If YES, then your messages are not stored in the backup files. They are stored separately on iCloud so that the messages can be synced across all your devices signed in to the same Apple ID. If this is the case the you cannot recover deleted messages because they are deleted permanently and across all your devices.


Axel F.

How do I get restore only messages from my icloud backup

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