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How do i recover deleted imessages?

How do i find deleted imessages from my iCloud account ?

iPhone XR

Posted on Feb 16, 2022 10:12 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 10:50 AM

The short answer is, you don't.


If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, they are not save in a back up and when you delete them, they are deleted from all of your devices.


If you're not using iCloud Syncing and you have a back up that the messages might be in, you can restore your phone from that back up. However, doing so will overwrite everything currently on the phone.

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Feb 16, 2022 10:50 AM in response to nfly_41

The short answer is, you don't.


If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, they are not save in a back up and when you delete them, they are deleted from all of your devices.


If you're not using iCloud Syncing and you have a back up that the messages might be in, you can restore your phone from that back up. However, doing so will overwrite everything currently on the phone.

How do i recover deleted imessages?

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