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All deleted messages an videos

How do I get all my deleted messages an videos that were deleted on purpose

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 25, 2021 5:53 PM

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Chris0107

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Posted on Mar 25, 2021 7:39 PM

go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check the switch position for Messages

If the switch is ON, then you cannot recover your deleted messages (no need to read any further)

If the switch is OFF, then you might be able to recover your messages IF you have an iPhone backup that contains the messages you are trying to recover. In which case you'd need to restore your iPhone to that backup. In doing so, you'd likely lose some data between now and whenever your backup occurred.

Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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

Same idea for videos/photos.. If you use iCloud Photos, then your videos/photos are not contained in a backup. so the only shot you'd have is if they are in the Recently Deleted album

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