Need help backing up 3G from Time machine

I am looking for an important text that I erased. So, I am attemptingto backup from time machine since the itunes backup is dated last November.
I do not have a clue how to do this. After I back it up, I will want to erase it and re-back it up to yesterdays date. I looked in the HD/library/appsupport/ for a file called "mobilesync/backup" and do not have one. So, does that mean my phone is not backed up via time machine?
I am running 10.6.7. Thankd in advance for your advice.

Also, can you tell me why in the itunes window "set up your phone" there are 2 choices to restore: one reads "iphone" on is dated Nov of 2010? Where is the sync that I did before I restored to factory settings (erased)?

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HiDef Jules wrote:
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