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How can I recover old text messages ?

How can I recover old text messages?

iPhone 7

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 6:06 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2019 4:50 PM

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:

  • Using iOS 11, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backup.
  • Using iOS 10.3, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Tap the graph that shows your iCloud usage, then tap Manage Storage. 
  • Using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage.

Tap a backup to see more details about it, choose which information to back up, or delete the backup.

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Oct 17, 2019 4:50 PM in response to Lderff

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:

  • Using iOS 11, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backup.
  • Using iOS 10.3, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Tap the graph that shows your iCloud usage, then tap Manage Storage. 
  • Using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage.

Tap a backup to see more details about it, choose which information to back up, or delete the backup.

How can I recover old text messages ?

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