'I have had my iPhone for two years. Believe it or not, I have never deleted any text messages. Obviously I get into trouble – My iPhone is just being slow because I have so much messages. Is there an easy and fast way to transfer all my iPhone SMS to my computer? Any way, I still do not want to delete any of them.'

Nowadays, even though there are so many free instant messaging softwares to communicate with others, most of people still prefer to send those important information via SMS in case of privacy leak or missing the text messages. And those important text messages usually are stored on iPhone memory, which is taking more and more storage space on the iOS device and also it is not safe as well due to risk of corruption and loss of the text messages.

So one of the best solution is to transfer those important text messages from iPhone to computer, thus you can not only save the iPhone storage but also ensure safety of the iPhone messages. So this article will show you the effective ways to export iPhone SMS to computer, either Windows PC or Mac.

The article introduces a free and easy way to transfer or backup iPhone text messages to computer by using Appandora iPhone SMS Transfer. With the free.

Method 1. Safely Transfer SMS from iPhone to Computer via iOS Assistant (Recommended)
Method 2. Export Messages from iPhone to Computer via iExplorer

Note: Before going too far, if your iPhone messages has synced and stored in iTunes, you can extract iPhone messages from iTunes Library and save onto your computer.

Method 1. Safely Transfer SMS from iPhone to Computer via iOS Assistant

In order to safely transfer text messages from iPhone to computer, it is strongly recommended to rely on a professional third-party iPhone SMS Transfer program - Coolmuster iOS Assistant (Windows/Mac) for iPhone/iPad/iPod, which allows you to securely and selectively back up iPhone text messages to computer without any risk of information leakage and also it supports to export messages in different formats, like HTML, Text, CSV and DB.

What Can the iPhone SMS Transfer Do for You?

Besides, this Coolmuster iOS Assistant can better manage your iPhone data and iPhone memory and allows you to selectively transfer all kinds of iPhone files to computer, including contacts, text messages, call history, notes, Safari bookmarks, calendars, photos, videos in Camera Roll and etc. with ease. Before syncing iPhone messages to computer, you can freely preview the text messages in details, including message contents, forwarding and received date & time and etc.

What's more, you can also edit/add/import/export/delete the other iPhone data directly on computer, such as contacts, bookmarks and many more. And this program is fully compatible with almost of iOS devices, including iPhone Xs Max/Xs/X R/X/8 Plus/8/7 Plus/7/6s Plus/6s/6 Plus/6/5S/SE, iPad Pro, the new iPad, iPad Air, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPod touch/Shuffle/Nano/Classic and etc. And the program can So you don't need to worry about the compatibility of the iPhone SMS Transfer. And also this program can ensure you it is 100% green, virus-free, ad-free without storing your personal information on the server, like many others say, you can rely on it to manage your iDevice.

Now, please download the iPhone SMS transfer in Windows or Mac version as below, and follow the guide (based on Windows platform) below to export SMS from iPhone to computer easily.

(Note: This user guide takes Windows version of the program for example, but the instructions are the same if you are running a Mac computer.)

[User Guide] Steps to Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to Computer:

Step 1. Connect iPhone to PC

Make sure you have already connected your iPhone to computer with USB cable. Launch the installed software and it will automatically detect your iPhone.

Note: Please ensure that you have installed the latest iTunes on your Windows PC, or the software might fail to detect the connected device.

Step 2. Select SMS to Transfer from iPhone to computer

When the the software has detected your iPhone successfully, the software will display all iPhone files, including the contacts, calendars, bookmarks and etc,. Find the 'Messages' category, preview all the text messages in your iPhone, then you might select the text messages you want to transfer by ticking them out.

Step 3. Start to Transfer SMS from iPhone to computer

After selection, you might hit the 'Export' button to copy the selected text messages from your iPhone to computer immediately.

Now, all the selected SMS messages on your iPhone are saved in your computer. You can view all the text messages on your iPhone and on your computer anytime you like. Just free up your iPhone memory and make room for new data.

Note: For better understanding, you can watch the video tutorial on how to copy text messages from iPhone to computer as below.

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Method 2. Export Messages from iPhone to Computer via iExplorer

iExplorer is another third-party tool to help you transfer SMS from iPhone to computer. However, if you want to access SMS and contacts, this program only works for iPhone devices that has been jailbroken and also this program is not secure than the previously recommended Coolmuster iOS Assistant due to information safety. Also, one thing you need to know is that it may take much time to load the files and transfer messages from iPhone to the computer, especially when your network condition is not stable.

Anyway, you can refer to the instructions as below to perform this program to transfer SMS from iPhone to computer.

Step 1. Get your iPhone connected to the computer and open the iExplorer.

Step 2. Enter the Data tab in the Device Overview screen and then select the Messages button.

Step3. Then you will see an interface where you are asked to make an iTunes backup or not, choose the Yes option. But if you already have an iTunes backup, iExplorer will ask whether to Use Last Backup or Refresh to create a new one. Decide it as you needed and wanted.

Step 4. Now, iExplorer will load your messages and display them on the main interface. You can now select a conversation in the left panel to preview more.

Here, if you don't want to transfer entire conversation, you can select some message bubbles as wanted and click 'Export' to transfer the wanted messages from iPhone to the computer as needed.

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View iPhone Messages

Sometimes, we need to back up our iPhone data to our pc or Mac. As we know, iTunes can help you to back up iPhone data, but the data you backup by iTunes is unreadable on your computer. How to view text messages of iPhone on pc or Mac as a text?

Actually, this article can help you solve this problem. The first way is make your messages readable directly from your iPhone, and the other way is to to extract your iTunes backup to make it readable. Both of these two ways need the help of a third-party tool: iPhone Data Recovery (Mac), or iPhone Data Recovery(Windows), and they are safe and professional. You should choose the right version for your computer and download the free and trial versionof iPhone Data Recovery to have a try.

How to View iPhone Messages on pc or Mac

This article the version of iPhone Data Recovery(Windows) as an example. For Mac user, please download the Mac version of iPhone Data Recovery(Mac), and take the similar steps as above.

To extract, view or recover iPhone messages from backup, you can click here: How to find and view iTunes backup on computer.
Without backup, to recover deleted messages from iPhone directly, check the tips: How to recover deleted text messages on iPhone without backup.

Step 1: Launch the app and connect your iPhone to the computer

Download, install and run iPhone Data Recovery on your computer, and then use a USB to connect your iPhone with the computer.

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If you use iPhone 7 (Plus)/SE/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/5S/5C/5/4S, you will see the main window of the program as follow

If you use iPhone 4/3GS, the main interface of the app will be like this.

Step 2: Scan lost data from your iPhone

For iPhone 7 (Plus)/SE/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/5S/5C/5/4S, you can click the 'Start Scan' button to scan your iPhone directly.

For iPhone 4/3GS, you should enter the scanning mode of your iPhone to scan lost data.

• 1. Hold your device, then click the green 'Start' button.
• 2. After clicking the 'Start' button, press the 'Power' and the 'Home' at the same time immediately for exact 10 seconds. The program will count the time for you.
• 3. When the 10 seconds passed, release the 'Power' button right now, but keep pressing the 'Home' for another 10 seconds.
• 4. You’ll be informed that you’ve successfully entered the scanning mode of the device after another 10 seconds, and you can release the 'Home' button then.

After you got into the scanning mode, the program will scan your iPhone automatically. If not, please try it again.

Step 3: View and recover SMS from iPhone on PC

After the scan,you will get the window of the scan result as below. Choose those data we intend to get back and save them on your computer by clicking 'Recover' button. The saved file is a kind of HTML file, which allows you to view effortlessly.

Now, download iPhone Data Recovery to have a try!

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