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Recover text messages

How do I recover deleted text messages pertaining to one contact? I'm looking at September 2nd thru September 23rd of 2021.

Posted on Jan 30, 2022 6:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2022 8:53 PM

angelita177 Said:

"Recover text messages: How do I recover deleted text messages pertaining to one contact? I'm looking at September 2nd thru September 23rd of 2021."

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Recovering Deleted Messages:


What to Consider:

A. Restore from Today's Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Messages App:

If messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check and see if the Messages app is enabled on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


Elsewise, if they're gone, they're gone. That's just the way it is :(

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Jan 30, 2022 8:53 PM in response to angelita177

angelita177 Said:

"Recover text messages: How do I recover deleted text messages pertaining to one contact? I'm looking at September 2nd thru September 23rd of 2021."

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Recovering Deleted Messages:


What to Consider:

A. Restore from Today's Backup:

Restore your iPhone from a backup of it that contains these messages, and you could recover them.


B. Check Messages App:

If messages was enabled on your iPhone along with your Apple computer, then check and see if the Messages app is enabled on your Mac to see if it exists in it. You'd start up your Mac, not connecting to the Internet, and open the Massages app. Then proceed from there with retrieving it. Important: Be certain you do not connect to the Internet while booting up, as syncing would delete it. So, power off your router to avoid the connection.


Elsewise, if they're gone, they're gone. That's just the way it is :(

Recover text messages

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