HT201269 can you retrieve old text message ?

I'm needing to get text messages that i sent from a year ago. Can you retrieve text messages?

I think you can retrieve old messages. I have done it to the extent of a couple months on my iPhone looking up some info I needed. What I did was kept scrolling back to "load earlier messages" and they kept coming till I got to the info I wanted. They are always telling you this stuff lives forever, at least in court supeonas.
I have wondered if I could go back through the iMessages using my lap top. As a parent of young adults, their messages to me through the last several years are such a travelogue of their lives, I wouldn't mind reading it again. Probably someone in criminal justice would know how to do it better.

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Open the conversation in Messages and scroll the screen.

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How can i access my old deleted text messages without using backup?
Are there any good and free apps that can help??

If they are deleted and not in your backup file, then you cannot recover them.

HT3529 can you retrieve deleted text messages

Is there a way to recover deleted text messages

(I know this is a somewhat old thread, but someone may stumble on it if they're in a similar situation!)
It really all depends, unfortunately. When the messages are deleted, the database storing them marks it as "deleted" but doesn't actually destroy the information fully. Eventually the database will recompact the space, rearrange, and reuse, but until then the message could be found.
With that said, from my own experience, sometimes the much older messages are the ones that happen to stick around, and the newer ones get overwritten first. It all just depends on how the space in the file gets compacted and reused I'd say it's worth a try to look.
I am the main developer for Decipher TextMessage, which has a feature to recover deleted text messages from the iPhone backup files. The nice thing is that the software will scan for your iTunes backups of your phones (perhaps finding the message in an older backup before it was deleted!), show you all of the regular not-deleted messages, and then you can press the recover button to look for deleted information. I usually recommend running the program once to see what older information you have (always better to get the original not-deleted version when possible) and then make a new backup and run Decipher TextMessage again.
I hope this helps someone out! If you want to send us some more questions directly, you can do so from our website http://deciphertools.com
(Disclaimer: Clearly since I work for Decipher Media, the links I have made above to deciphertools.com may benefit me in the future.)

HT201270 can i retrieve old text messages

Can I retrieve my old texts that I deleted by mistake - iphone 4.

See here for how to backup using iCloud or iTunes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

Can you import old text messages from a backup?

Prior to updating to iOS 8, I did a full backup to iCloud and iTunes. I decided to start from scratch though. I think the only thing I'm a little upset to lose is all my text messages. Is there any way to import them from an old backup?
iPhone 5
MacBook Pro

Restoring from a backup is an all or nothing thing. There isn't a way to restore just text messages that I'm aware of.

After restoring my iphone to factory settings is there a way to retrieve old text messages?

after restoring my iphone to factory settings is there a way to retrieve old text messages?

no there isnt any way unless you created a back up in icloud or itunes

Is there any way to access my old my verizon account to retrieve old text messages from my own old account from 8 months ago? I am getting a divorce and I need info off of that account for my hearing to prove what he did.

Is there any way to access my old my Verizon account to retrieve old text messages from my own old account from 8 months ago? I am getting a divorce and I need info off of that account for my hearing to prove what he did.

What do you mean by "when I brought the messages up back in March"?
Were the messages on your phone? Simply because messages are on your phone does not mean they are still on Verizon's servers. You use internal phone memory to store messages on your phone. The messages do not stay on Verizon's servers until you delete them from your phone.
On the other hand, if you still have your phone and have not reset it since you stopped using it, the texts may still be on your phone. Good luck.

How do you retrieve deleted text messages from icloud

How do you retrieve deleted text messages from icloud?

Hope this helps
I hope you created an iCloud backup.
Here is what the iCloud backup can have in it.
iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519
Good hunting

Ipad 3 How can I retrieve old sent messages?

How can I retrieve old sent messages which disappeared from my sent folder? I only have old sent messages until June 2014 and I need a message I sent in March 2014. I use a pop email client (godaddy). Any suggestions? Greetings, Harry

Unless you saved the email to a folder on your computer, it is most likely gone for good since it has disappeared from the sent folder in the mail app. Email messages are not stored in the backups so you cannot retrieve them that way either.

Can you block a text message sender?

Can you block a text message sender?

Not from the phone itself. Contact your carrier. In the U.S., all the major carriers offer some type of blocking for calls and text.

Can you convert your text messages to your computer?

Can you convert your text messages from your phone to your computer?

Text messages are included with your iPhone's backup, which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process. There are utilities such as this one that provide for extracting this and other data from your iPhone's backup for access on your computer for reading, printing, archiving, etc.
http://mobilesyncbrowser.com/
There are other utilities such as this one which is compatible with a Mac for extracting select data direct from the iPhone.
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/

Can I retrieve a text message that I accidently deleted ????

can I retrieve a text message I accidently deleted

Hi,
Unless backed up or the person sends it again then no.
Thanks,

HT3529 Can you retrieve an entire message conversation if it was accidently deleted? Please say yes!!

Can you retrieve an entire message conversation if it was accidently deleted?? Please say yes!!

if it is in a backup then yes and if you restore formt hat backup any data you created since the backup was made will be lost

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I can't get my old voicemail after the voicemail upgrade. How do you retrieve old messages?

is there a way to look at old text messages that were saved during backup to itunes/icloud. I don't necessarily want them back on my phone and don't want to loose the text messages on my phone now. Can they be saved to a different file on my computer from itunes so they can be printed out.

HT201269 can you retrieve old text message ?

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