Please Help - restore iphone from old backup

Dear Applers,
i got very complectated case,
i use Apple iPhone 3G (3.1.3) & Mac Book Pro (iTunes 10)
i took backup for my phone at 12 pm, at 5 pm i deleted my messages by accident and when i connected my mobile to the computer to get back my things the computer automaticilty synced my mobile and took a new backup at 5 pm.
when i right click > restore, the computer show me that the last backup is at 5pm which is i dont want because it doesnt have my data, i want to be able to restore from the backup that i took earlier that day.
i tried to go to Users/ Library / Application Support / Mobile Backup and i found that my old files still their beside the new files
i tried to delete my new backup files from this directory so that way it take the backup before it. it didnt work .. it just deleted every thing
i really dont know what to do i feel like my data is here but i cant access it
Please Help,
Thanks

To be able to read the content of those files inside the backup folder, you'll have to use special software like "backup extractor" http://supercrazyawesome.com/ for example. But don't use the original folder to test, copy it to another place on your HD and use this copy to try.
Some files are not replaced when a backup is made, only files that changed in data are replaced, as far as I know.

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