Deleted iCloud message conversation

I have iCloud messages enabled. I accidentally deleted a conversation from an iOS device so that has been deleted from all devices. Fortunately it hasn't been deleted from my Mac. Is it possible to restore or re-sync the conversation from Mac to iCloud?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 12:58 PM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2022 11:48 PM

Messages were synced using iCloud services ( the Mac and iPhone are signed in with same Apple ID and password on the same network , if iCloud is disabled in Mac , syncing stops ,messages are synced both ways if you delete from one device it simply delete from other , and their is no option to move messages in recently deleted if you compare with other application like mail , notes , mail ..etc .

The reason messages are not saved in iCloud , they are simply syncing .

So the deleted messages can't be exported

See the details in these article What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support


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Jan 27, 2022 11:48 PM in response to psideras

Messages were synced using iCloud services ( the Mac and iPhone are signed in with same Apple ID and password on the same network , if iCloud is disabled in Mac , syncing stops ,messages are synced both ways if you delete from one device it simply delete from other , and their is no option to move messages in recently deleted if you compare with other application like mail , notes , mail ..etc .

The reason messages are not saved in iCloud , they are simply syncing .

So the deleted messages can't be exported

See the details in these article What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support


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