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abbierose12
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Cannot recover all messages from Recently Deleted folder

I deleted a thread of ~11,000 messages from an android one night into the recently deleted folder, and tried to recover them the next morning, but only ~1,000 were recoverable (the last 30 days worth). I do not use iCloud to sync my messages. How do I get the rest back?

Posted on Sep 24, 2026 6:35 AM

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muguy
User level: Level 10 (95,874 points)

Sep 24, 2026 7:18 AM in response to abbierose12

You don't. You deleted the messages. Perhaps there is a recently deleted folder on your Android device?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256364137