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How to retrieve deleted messages

I accidentally deleted a message thread and It held many sentimental pictures, how to I get it back?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Dec 16, 2021 6:41 PM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2021 7:02 PM

Generally, you cannot get messages back. Once deleted, messages are erased. If you have a device backup, and you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you can erase your device and restore it using the backup. You'll lose anything new since the backup was made.

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How to retrieve deleted messages

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