Does iCloud save deleted messages/conversations?

Okay so, I deleted a few conversations from iMessage and what I'm trying to figure out is if it keeps them, (said deleted messages/conversations are around a year ago.) | urgently need them back.

what l'm trying to say is, out of those 53,222 messages does it keep the deleted ones too?

Or just current messages, if so how do I check the messages?

iPhone 14, iOS 17

Posted on Aug 28, 2024 3:34 PM

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Aug 28, 2024 4:54 PM in response to untitledastro

iCloud only keeps deleted Messages for 30 days. You can find them under Messages by using Filters > Recently Deleted, and restore what you want.

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