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Can I retrieve deleted messages

Can I retrieve deleted messages

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Feb 12, 2022 3:38 PM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2022 5:34 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. 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.    *


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VNsH_OWmRw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbp3gGTQygg



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Feb 12, 2022 5:34 PM in response to Jetseterr

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud and deleted them, they can't be recovered. 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.    *


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VNsH_OWmRw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbp3gGTQygg



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