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Where can I find all my deleted messages?

Where can I find all my deleted messages


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Posted on Aug 15, 2019 10:21 AM

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Posted on Aug 15, 2019 10:35 AM

The clarify the previous post, if you are using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone. On all of your synced devices. If you are not using iCloud Syncing, and you regularly back up your phone, it's possible the messages may be in a back up. You can restore your phone from that back up.


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


Note that restoring your phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on the phone.

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Aug 15, 2019 10:35 AM in response to LadyQu33n

The clarify the previous post, if you are using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone. On all of your synced devices. If you are not using iCloud Syncing, and you regularly back up your phone, it's possible the messages may be in a back up. You can restore your phone from that back up.


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


Note that restoring your phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on the phone.

Where can I find all my deleted messages?

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