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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 20, 2016 14:40:52 GMT
What programs can be used to easily back up iphone texts? Has anyone used copytrans?
Thanks!
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Post by MrsLeftyFixIt on Jun 20, 2016 16:02:57 GMT
I'm following this one as I would like to know also.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 20, 2016 16:24:24 GMT
I called apple last week. I asked how to save old texts to iCloud. There are a lot of texts on dh phone I want to save before wiping the phone and turning off service. I have a MacBook. I thought I could just transfer the texts to the laptop.
She said if you save to iCloud the only way to access them again is to upload them to a phone. Her recommendation to me was to take screen shots. Not what I wanted to hear.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 20, 2016 18:49:56 GMT
I called apple last week. I asked how to save old texts to iCloud. There are a lot of texts on dh phone I want to save before wiping the phone and turning off service. I have a MacBook. I thought I could just transfer the texts to the laptop. She said if you save to iCloud the only way to access them again is to upload them to a phone. Her recommendation to me was to take screen shots. Not what I wanted to hear. check out an app called 'Phoneview' which according to this review allows you to export messages to .pdf www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/ |
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Post by jenjie on Jun 20, 2016 19:25:38 GMT
I called apple last week. I asked how to save old texts to iCloud. There are a lot of texts on dh phone I want to save before wiping the phone and turning off service. I have a MacBook. I thought I could just transfer the texts to the laptop. She said if you save to iCloud the only way to access them again is to upload them to a phone. Her recommendation to me was to take screen shots. Not what I wanted to hear. check out an app called 'Phoneview' which according to this review allows you to export messages to .pdf www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/Thanks I will! |
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Post by papersilly on Jun 20, 2016 20:39:50 GMT
I called apple last week. I asked how to save old texts to iCloud. There are a lot of texts on dh phone I want to save before wiping the phone and turning off service. I have a MacBook. I thought I could just transfer the texts to the laptop. She said if you save to iCloud the only way to access them again is to upload them to a phone. Her recommendation to me was to take screen shots. Not what I wanted to hear. yeah, this is what happened to me when I went from a Samsung to an Iphone. I had to do screenshots. numerous, fragmented screenshots. I can't believe no one has come up with an app for this. we have apps for even the dumbest things but not for this. acck. |
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Post by mlana on Jun 20, 2016 20:52:37 GMT
My desktop has the application Messages on it. When I get a text, the program opens automatically. It looks just like my phone's screen when I have the same app open on it.
To save my texts, I go as far back as I want to save, then I select the Print option available under the File tab at the top of the page. Once the print window opens, I select the PDF option at the bottom of the window. This option saves any photos as well as the texts. As I said above, it only goes back as far as I have opened and viewed recently. To make it go back further, I just scroll to the top of the page and wait for it to open the earlier texts.
Because DH and I use texts to mark when he arrives and leaves clients' sites, I do this weekly and it works great for us.
HTH,
Marcy
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Post by christine58 on Jun 20, 2016 21:21:11 GMT
My desktop has the application Messages on it. When I get a text, the program opens automatically. It looks just like my phone's screen when I have the same app open on it. To save my texts, I go as far back as I want to save, then I select the Print option available under the File tab at the top of the page. Once the print window opens, I select the PDF option at the bottom of the window. This option saves any photos as well as the texts. As I said above, it only goes back as far as I have opened and viewed recently. To make it go back further, I just scroll to the top of the page and wait for it to open the earlier texts. Because DH and I use texts to mark when he arrives and leaves clients' sites, I do this weekly and it works great for us. HTH, Marcy OMG...I just tried this with iMessage open!! Worked!!! |
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Post by YooHoot on Jun 20, 2016 21:40:33 GMT
Or voicemail. Why can't I have more memory for voicemail?
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Post by charlatan on Jun 21, 2016 0:50:21 GMT
Has anyone used copytrans? I've used it and it was very simple and did everything it was supposed to. It was a couple of years ago, though, so the program may have changed since then. |
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Post by anniefb on Jun 21, 2016 1:58:38 GMT
My desktop has the application Messages on it. When I get a text, the program opens automatically. It looks just like my phone's screen when I have the same app open on it. To save my texts, I go as far back as I want to save, then I select the Print option available under the File tab at the top of the page. Once the print window opens, I select the PDF option at the bottom of the window. This option saves any photos as well as the texts. As I said above, it only goes back as far as I have opened and viewed recently. To make it go back further, I just scroll to the top of the page and wait for it to open the earlier texts. Because DH and I use texts to mark when he arrives and leaves clients' sites, I do this weekly and it works great for us. HTH, Marcy OMG...I just tried this with iMessage open!! Worked!!! Anyone know if this works with older Macs as well? I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro and the 'continuity' options don't work. Guess I'll have to check when I get home. |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 21, 2016 2:10:49 GMT
I use IFTTT and it sends a copy of every text to google drive.
IFTTT also works with iphones, you just select a recipe and program it how you would like.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 21, 2016 6:13:22 GMT
Has anyone used copytrans? I've used it and it was very simple and did everything it was supposed to. It was a couple of years ago, though, so the program may have changed since then. Thanks! I want simple and easy and it sounds like it will save texts in such a way they are easy to find and not some random coded title. |
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 21, 2016 6:16:34 GMT
Phoneview looks great, but I don't use a mac. |
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Post by lucyg on Jun 21, 2016 7:13:44 GMT
I called apple last week. I asked how to save old texts to iCloud. There are a lot of texts on dh phone I want to save before wiping the phone and turning off service. I have a MacBook. I thought I could just transfer the texts to the laptop. She said if you save to iCloud the only way to access them again is to upload them to a phone. Her recommendation to me was to take screen shots. Not what I wanted to hear. I too was able to save text messages to PDF ... I don't remember what I used and it was on my old PC that died, so I can't check. But I know I just googled saving iPhone text messages and that's how I found the site or software I used. It was easy and worked fine. |
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 22, 2016 0:08:38 GMT
I purchased Copytrans the bundle of 4 and it is extremely easy to use. I've copied texts and photos over to my pc from my iphone. I haven't tried any music yet.
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