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How to get my deleted messages back on iPhone

Get deleted messages back

iPhone XS

Posted on Aug 27, 2019 2:15 PM

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Posted on Aug 27, 2019 2:25 PM

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, they are gone. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, restore from your backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

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Aug 27, 2019 2:25 PM in response to khadedra

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, they are gone. If you weren't syncing Messages with iCloud, restore from your backup. Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

How to get my deleted messages back on iPhone

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