How can I recover old text messages ?
How can I recover old text messages?
iPhone 7
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How can I recover old text messages?
iPhone 7
If you use the same Apple ID, that backup has likely been overwritten many times in the last year. If it was just a few weeks ago, that would be possible, but from a year ago, likely long gone.
Read this if you use iCloud Bakup:
If you use iCloud Backup, you won't find a list of your backups on iCloud.com. Here's how to find your iCloud backups on your iOS device, Mac, or PC.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Tap a backup to see more details about it, choose which information to back up, or delete the backup.
If you use the same Apple ID, that backup has likely been overwritten many times in the last year. If it was just a few weeks ago, that would be possible, but from a year ago, likely long gone.
Read this if you use iCloud Bakup:
If you use iCloud Backup, you won't find a list of your backups on iCloud.com. Here's how to find your iCloud backups on your iOS device, Mac, or PC.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Tap a backup to see more details about it, choose which information to back up, or delete the backup.
When were they deleted? If you have a backup from before the messages were deleted, you could restore from that backup. If you don't and the messages were deleted, there is no way to get them back.
So I have a back up but I can’t get on that computer any more. Is there someway to access that backup on another computer?
No. If the backup is housed on a computer, it's on the computer and nowhere else.
So what if the text were on my iPhone 6 and I know I backed it up before I switched to the iPhone 7 a year ago. Where would that backup be?
How can I recover old text messages ?