Accidentally activated "remove old messages to clear up storage"

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Accidentally activated "remove old messages to clear up storage"

I was going through my storage the other day and i from time to time go in there to clean up big files that has been sent. But i miss-clicked and i toggled that "Remove old messages to free up space". Now that function is gone from the Storage settings.

Every message (about 60gb) i have sent and recieved from 2009 has been removed from my iPhone (up until march last 2022). How do i get them back? How is it possible there would be no extra warning message before it just starts deleting all messages??

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Mar 17, 2023 4:17 AM

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Mar 19, 2023 10:16 AM in response to Gyllstrom

Hello Gyllstrom,

If messages were deleted, and you want to recover them, please check out the information in the following link, which explains that process and requirements: Recover deleted text messages on your iPhone or iPad

How to retrieve a deleted message or conversation

1. In Messages, tap Edit on the conversations page. If you previously turned Message Filtering on, the Edit button doesn't appear. Instead, tap Filters on the conversations page.

2. Tap Show Recently Deleted .

3. Choose the conversations with the messages you want to restore, then tap Recover.

4. Tap Recover Message or Recover [Number] Messages.

You need iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later to recover deleted messages and conversations. You can only recover messages and conversations that you deleted within the last 30 to 40 days. If you delete a message before you update to iOS 16, iPadOS 16, or later, you can't recover that message.

Thank you.

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