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How to restore old text messages from Back up - iPhone 8

I use an iPhone 8 and have set to automatically backup every night to iCloud. I seldom delete any text messages but accidentally deleted a conversation that I now need. The conversation occurred about a year ago but was deleted about six moths ago. How do I get those messages back?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 17, 2021 7:36 AM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2021 7:42 AM

In all likelihood, you don't. Backups are not kept forever.

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How to restore old text messages from Back up - iPhone 8

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