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How to retrieve deleted messages that you didn’t delete

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 25, 2022 7:56 PM

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Posted on Nov 25, 2022 8:06 PM

Cheyenne8107 Said:

"Messages deleted by themselves: How to retrieve deleted messages that you didn’t delete"

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Backup of iPhone:

Restore your iPhone from Backup containing these messages. It would be restorable through iCloud or a computer


iCloud or Messages App on Mac:

Check the Messages App on your Mac. If other devices had Messages enabled under iCloud settings (You made prior to losing these), then they might reside in there.

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Nov 25, 2022 8:06 PM in response to Cheyenne8107

Cheyenne8107 Said:

"Messages deleted by themselves: How to retrieve deleted messages that you didn’t delete"

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Backup of iPhone:

Restore your iPhone from Backup containing these messages. It would be restorable through iCloud or a computer


iCloud or Messages App on Mac:

Check the Messages App on your Mac. If other devices had Messages enabled under iCloud settings (You made prior to losing these), then they might reside in there.

Messages deleted by themselves

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