How to View iCloud Text Messages from Backup on PC and Mac?

Q: I can't find and view the iCloud text messages that I have backed up. Only iMessages were back after I restored the iCloud backup. Does iCloud backup deleted text messages? How do I access or download iCloud backup on computer and view text messages on iCloud?

As we know, iCloud service is a professional tool which can provide you a thoroughfare to back up your text messages, contacts, photos and other contents. So, the answer is yes if you wonder if iCloud can backup messages. But some people may meet the situation like above user said that they can't find some items in the iCloud backup, so why is this?

In fact, iCloud does not store MMS, SMS or iMessages for you to access at iCloud official website. It only can help you to backup them, so you can restore your iPhone when you need to reset to factory default. And if you use the same iCloud account on different devices, it can keep in sync, so you can back up the messages to iCloud and view them on the other device after restoring the backup.

But in the other case, if you want to view deleted or older text messages on iCloud backup, or directly download the iCloud backup to PC, how can you do?

To get rid of this kind of iCloud problem, you have to understand the function of iCloud. So, in this post, we would like to talk some tricks about iCloud backup including how to backup, download and view text messages to/from/on iCloud.

Part 1. How to Access and View iPhone Messages on iCloud?

Part 2. How to Download iCloud Backup (Text Messages) to PC?

Part 3. How to Backup Text Messages to iCloud with Ease?

Part 1. How to Access and View iPhone Messages on iCloud?

Apple doesn't provide the stored path for your iCloud backup files, so you just can view contacts, photos, reminders, notes etc. on iCloud, but text messages/iMessages are not available to view. As they are stored in cloud and Apple's server, so you can't view messages online even if you have your Apple ID.

In hence, when you want to check the messages online or view text messages from another phone on iCloud, you are not allowed to do it directly. So, if you just want to check the Verizon texts from the computer, instead of restoring all to your iPhone, here I would like to show you an effective way about how to view text messages/iMessages online.

FoneCope iPhone Data Recovery (iCloud Data Extractor) is a professional tool which can help you access and extract all kind of data on your iCloud backup with ease. Meanwhile, you can also view your iCloud backup files online on PC including text messages, iMessages, photos, reminders, notes etc.

• The following data that iCloud will backup:

SMS and MMS messages, iMessage

Photos and videos, notes, reminders

Ringtones

Application data

Home screen and iPhone application organization

Visual Voicemail password

HomeKit settings, Health data

Purchase record for music, movies, television set shows, apps, and literature

Steps to View Text Messages in iCloud Using FoneCope iCloud Data Extractor:

Step 1. Here are three modes for your choice, you need simply click "Recover from iCloud backup" mode.

Step 2. It will turn you into the next interface which shows you all the supported file types, you need to select "Message" or other data types you want to view, then click "Next".

Step 3. Log in your iCloud account to download your iCloud backup, click "Next" after selecting an iCloud backup to scan.

Step 4. After scanning, you can preview all your text messages here including the deleted messages and the existing messages. Besides, if you want to extract or restore some items to your iPhone, you can select them and click "Recover" in the lower right corner, and it will require you to choose a location to store the messages extracted from iCloud backup.

Now you can easily view your text messages on iCloud with simple steps. In addition, this tool can easily help you access and view text messages online as well as download the iCloud backup to PC in one click, but if you ask for some conventional methods to download iCloud backup to PC (except messages), here you can follow the below steps.

Part 2. How to Download iCloud Backup to PC (Except for Messages)?

Using the methods in Part 1, you can access/download iCloud backup on PC (including messages). But if you use iCloud to download the backup, you can't download the messages.

• Download iCloud backup to PC/Mac from iCloud.com

Step 1. Signing into iCloud official website on your PC/Mac.

Step 2. Here you can find the data which you want to access, such as notes, contacts, and calendars.

Step 3. Click on the data you want to download, then you can see the download files later.

• Get the download iCloud data to PC/Mac using iCloud Drive

Step 1. Download iCloud Drive on your computer and install it. (You're required to upgrade your account to be able to use the iCloud drive to check your files.)

Step 2. Sign in your iCloud account.

Step 3. Choose the data or features you want to keep the update status on your iOS devices.

Step 4. To access some data such as photos, you need to go to Settings > iCloud > Photos to choose Download and Keep Originals and import the photos to your computer. (iOS 8 or later device)

Step 5. You can find the uploaded photos on This PC > iCloud Photos folder on your computer.

This must be the easy and safe way to reach your personal data by iCloud drive and iCloud COM, but it just can access iWork files and not PDF or other documents. And for some file types like Text Messages, iMessages, call history, WhatsApp attachment and more documents created by third-party apps, it does not support to view and download, not to speak of extracting and recovering. But FoneCope iCloud Data Extractor can fix this disadvantage to help you extract and download all types of data from iCloud backup in one click.

Part 3. How to Backup Text Messages to iCloud with Ease?

Step 1. Connect your device to the available Wi-Fi network.

Step 2. For iOS 11, Go to Settings, then find your Name and tap "iCloud". For iOS 10.2 or earlier, you need to scroll down to find "iCloud" on Settings.

Step 3. Tap "iCloud Backup" or "Backup" to ensure "iCloud Backup" is turned on.

Step 4. Just tap "Back Up Now" until the process is finished. (Make sure the Wi-Fi is stable)

However, if you already turn on the iCloud backup setting, then you can directly schedule an automatic iCloud backup.

The Bottom Line

From above three parts, now we can clearly know the features and properties of iCloud backup. Just follow the above-mentioned methods to backup/access/view and download the iCloud backup file (especially text messages) with ease. On the other hand, to achieve backup/access/view/download iCloud backup simultaneously, FoneCope iCloud Data Extractor must be the obvious choice for you.