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Can I restore just text messages to my phone? They disappeared somehow, and I can't figure out how to download them from icloud.

Can I restore just text messages to my phone? They disappeared somehow, and I can't figure out how to download them from icloud.


iPhone 5

Posted on Nov 17, 2019 12:43 PM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2019 1:56 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, you won't be able to recover them. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

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Nov 17, 2019 1:56 PM in response to home6803

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, you won't be able to recover them. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

Can I restore just text messages to my phone? They disappeared somehow, and I can't figure out how to download them from icloud.

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