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Restoring iMessages for a friend from my copy

A friend accidentally deleted their iMessages with me. I still have them, and would like to use my copy to restore the messages on their device — preferably straight in their iMessage app, as if they never deleted them in the first place.


Details: They have iPhone 12, and I do have one of the M1 Pro MacBooks. I have iCloud backup enabled. I trust them fully, so I'm open to whatever it takes that could help them (e.g. logging off my account on my devices and letting them log in).


Thanks a lot!

Posted on Mar 23, 2022 10:03 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2022 11:29 AM

evženfromhavířov wrote:

A friend accidentally deleted their iMessages with me. I still have them, and would like to use my copy to restore the messages on their device — preferably straight in their iMessage app, as if they never deleted them in the first place.

Details: They have iPhone 12, and I do have one of the M1 Pro MacBooks. I have iCloud backup enabled. I trust them fully, so I'm open to whatever it takes that could help them (e.g. logging off my account on my devices and letting them log in).

Thanks a lot!

Your friend would need to restore from their backup Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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Mar 23, 2022 11:29 AM in response to evženfromhavířov

evženfromhavířov wrote:

A friend accidentally deleted their iMessages with me. I still have them, and would like to use my copy to restore the messages on their device — preferably straight in their iMessage app, as if they never deleted them in the first place.

Details: They have iPhone 12, and I do have one of the M1 Pro MacBooks. I have iCloud backup enabled. I trust them fully, so I'm open to whatever it takes that could help them (e.g. logging off my account on my devices and letting them log in).

Thanks a lot!

Your friend would need to restore from their backup Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Restoring iMessages for a friend from my copy

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