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tedinaddis Author

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Iphone Messages over 30 days old

I thought I had my settings to keep old messages "forever". Apparently, it was set to delete after 30 days. I did not discover this until I bought a new iPhone yesterday.

So, the simple question is..... Can I find and recover in any way shape or form messages older than 30 days. I used my last backup (Itunes- computer) to set up my new phone. I know older versions of the back up were before the setting got changed so I don't know if I can find it in another backup. If I can, I don't know how to retrieve an old backup without messing up my current settings.

In short, is there any way at all to get a message back over 30 days old.

MacBook, OSX 10.11.6

Posted on Feb 20, 2018 5:35 PM

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ckuan

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Posted on Feb 20, 2018 7:08 PM

Depends where you made the backup.

On computer iTunes or iCloud.

Read here: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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