You can access the messages on your iPhone either by using apps or by manually locating the correct backup file and converting it into a readable format. Apps enable you to access and view the content currently on your phone or from backups that have been previously saved on your computer. You can also copy files from your iPhone onto your desktop in readable format for later viewing.

Back Up Your iPhone

Step 1

Connect your iPhone to your computer and run iTunes. Click the 'iPhone' button and then click 'Back Up Now' under the 'Manually Back Up and Restore' menu.

Step 2

Click the 'Preferences' option, found in the 'iTunes' menu on a Mac or the 'Edit' menu on Windows. Click the 'Devices' tab and ensure that your iPhone appears in the 'Device Backups' menu, along with the current date.

Step 3

Navigate to your MobileSync Backup folder. On Windows 8, the backup folder can be found under 'C:Users[Username]AppDataRoamingApple ComputerMobileSyncBackup.' On Mountain Lion, the backup folder is located under '[Username]LibraryApplication SupportMobileSyncBackup.' Locate and copy the file titled, '3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28.' Paste the file on your desktop for quick access.

Navigate to the iPhone-SMS Backup website (link in Resources). Scroll down to the 'How to back up your SMS from iPhone' section and click the 'Choose File' button, under 'Choose the file you just located.' Locate the SMS message file on your computer and double-click it to select it. Click the drop-down box next to the 'Choose your timezone' option and select the appropriate time zone. Select the PDF option under the 'Choose the output format of your SMS messages' option and then click the 'Submit' button to download the file.

iScavenge

Step 1

Download iScavenge from the official iScavenge website (link in Resources).

Step 2

Double-click the downloaded file to open it. Drag the iScavenge app to your Applications folder.

Step 3

Open the app and select one of your iPhone's backups from the list of options. Click the 'Open' button to continue.

Click the 'Messages' tab and then click the 'Save All' button to save the messages to your computer.

PhoneView

Step 1

Purchase and download PhoneView from the official Ecamm website (link in Resources). Double-click the downloaded file and drag the 'PhoneView' app to your Applications folder.

Step 2

Connect your iPhone to your computer. Terjemahan google drive. Close iTunes if it opens automatically. Open the PhoneView app.

Click on the 'Messages' tab and select the message you would like to read. Click the 'Copy from iPhone' button to copy the file to your computer.

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Part 1: 3 method to extract and view iPhone messages in Windows or Mac OS

In order to view iPhone messages on computer, we need a tool to scan and export the messages from our device to a computer. And here I recommend you dr.fone - Recover (iOS) to do it for you. This software provide three way for you to extract and export your data from your device, iTunes backup and iCloud backup to computer, which will be very flexible and convenient for us to view iPhone messages on PC or Mac. Actually, expcept messages, the program can also extract and export iPhone notes, photos, contacts, videos, music, call log and more.

dr.fone - Recover (iOS)

3 ways to export and view messages on on PC or Mac!

• Free to view iPhone messages on your computer.
• Scan and selectively export iPhone data directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod.
• Extract and export data from iTunes and iCloud backup to your computer.
• Supports all models of iPhone, iPad and iPod.
• Recover data lost due to deletion, device loss, jailbreak, iOS upgrade,etc.

From the above introduction we can know that dr.fone - Recover (iOS) allows us to extract our messages from iPhone, iTunes backup and iCloud backup and export a readable file to our computer. Now, let's check the 3 method:

1.1 Scan from iPhone to read text messages in Windows/Mac OS for free

Step 1. Run the program and connect your iPhone

Run the program on your computer after downloading and installing it, and then connect your iPhone to the computer. When your device is recognized, just click on 'Recover' the main window of the program. Click on 'Recover from iOS Device'

To view messages on your iPhone, you can check 'Messages & Attachments'. This will save you time for scanning. If you want to check all contents on your iPhone at the same time, you can choose to check the items all. Koi mil gaya movie download. Then click 'Start Scan' to begin.

Step 2. Scan and view iPhone messages on PC for free

When the scan finishes, a scan result as follows will appear. You can preview all data in it. Choose messages and you can view the items one by one. Check the items you want and click 'Recover to Computer'. You can save them on your computer. The saved file is a kind of HTML file, which allows you to view effortlessly on your Windows computer or Mac.

If you're a Mac user, please download the Mac version of dr.fone toolkit, and take the similar steps as above. You can also view iPhone messages on Mac, in a file of HTML.

1.2 Free to view iPhone messages from iCloud Backup on your computer

Here let's look how to view iPhone messages from iCloud backup files.

Step 1. Sign in your iCloud account

Switch to 'Recover from iCloud Backup File' on the left side menu and then you'll be at the entrance of iCloud. Enter your iCloud account and get into it. Your account is 100% safe here. Wondershare never keep any record of your account or leak it to others.

Step 2. Download and extract your iCloud backup file

Once you're in, you will see a list of all your backup files in the account. Choose the one for your iPhone and click to download it. It will take you some time. When the downloading is complete, you can begin the extracting, and then wait for a second.

Step 3. View your iPhone messages in iCloud backup for free

In the scanning result, you can choose anything you want to view. Names of milk companies. Click on the 'Messages' and view the content in detail on the right. After viewing, you can choose to save it to your computer or device by clicking on 'Recover to Computer' if you have a need.

1.3 Free to view iPhone SMS from iTunes Backup on your computer

As we all know, iTunes backup are not readable on computer. That is to say, we can't directly view iTunes backup. In this case, we can use dr.fone - Recover (iOS) to extract and view iPhone messages in iTunes backup on your computer. Here let's see how it works:

Step 1. Choose to extract your iTunes backup file

Switch to 'Recover from iTunes Backup File' for viewing iPhone messages in iTunes backup files. Choose the iTunes backup file for your iPhone and click 'Start Scan'. Then the program will start extracting your iTunes backup files automatically.

Step 2. Free to view iPhone messages one by one

You can start viewing the content since the scanning begins. Choose 'Messages' and you can view the whole content for free. Clicking on the 'Recover to Computer' button, you can save the messages to your iPhone or to your computer as an HTML file for better reading or printing.