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how do i permanently delete messages in icloud and not have them be restored with a back up..or have messages ive deleted on my iphone not be restored when i do a back up
iPhone XS Max, iOS 14
If you are syncing messages with iCloud, the messages are not included in the backup so when you delete them on the phone, they are also deleted in iCloud.
If you are including messages in your iCloud backup, when you delete them on the phone, they will also be deleted from the next iCloud backup. So if you deleted a text conversation today, backed up tonight and them restored that backup, those messages would be gone because they are no longer included in the backup.
If you are syncing messages with iCloud, the messages are not included in the backup so when you delete them on the phone, they are also deleted in iCloud.
If you are including messages in your iCloud backup, when you delete them on the phone, they will also be deleted from the next iCloud backup. So if you deleted a text conversation today, backed up tonight and them restored that backup, those messages would be gone because they are no longer included in the backup.
how to permanently delete messages in icloud and not have them be restored with a back up
