How to Copy SMS Messages from iPhone to Mac

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How to Copy SMS Messages from iPhone to Mac
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• People can share files between MacBook and iOS
  devices with AirDrop, but to use it, the iOS
  device should run with iOS 7 or later, and the
  MacBook should run with OS X Yosemite. Thats why
  an iPhone 3GS with iOS 6 cant copy SMS messages
  with AirDrop. If other users want to copy SMS
  messages from iPhone to Mac computer with AirDrop
  but have no idea on how to do it, the following
  tutorial will be helpful for you
• Turn on Wi-Fi on your iPhone and Mac.
• Turn on Bluetooth on your iPhone (Settings gt
  Bluetooth) and Mac (Menu Bar gt Apple gt System
  Preferences gt Bluetooth gt Turn Bluetooth On).
• Turn on AirDrop on your iPhone (Control Center gt
  AirDrop) and choose Contacts Only or
  Everyone.
• Turn on AirDrop on your Mac (Finder gt Menu Bar gt
  Go gt AirDrop). Click Allow me to be discovered
  by, and choose Contacts Only or Everyone.
• Tap the messages you want to copy to Mac
  computer, and then choose Share with AirDrop.
• You will get the messages in your MacBook in
  short time.

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• With AirDrop in your iPhone and Mac computer, you
  are allowed to copy SMS from iPhone to Mac with
  ease. But if only want to back up the iPhone
  messages to Mac computer, you dont have to use
  AirDrop at all. iTunes will be helpful and much
  easier to use than AirDrop. The following
  tutorial will show you how to use iTunes to back
  up iPhone messages to Mac
• Start iTunes and go to iTunes gt Preferences gt
  Devices, and check Prevent iPods, iPhones and
  iPads from syncing automatically.
• Plug iPhone into computer via USB cable, and
  iTunes will automatically launch. If not, you
  need to manually start it.
• iTunes will recognize your iPhone and display the
  iPhone icon at the upper right corner. Click
  File gt Device gt Back Up at the upper left
  corner.
• Then iTunes will create an iPhone backup on your
  Mac computer.

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• Of course, the SMS messages will also be saved in
  the backup, but the backup isnt viewable on your
  computer. If you want to copy SMS from iPhone to
  Mac in viewable files separately, you can use the
  iPhone data recovery software to accomplish the
  task.
• Among all the data recovery programs for iOS
  devices, Leawo iOS Data Recovery for Mac is one
  of the best. This software is used for recovering
  deleted files from iOS devices and iTunes
  backups, and it helps to backup iPhone, iPad and
  iPod touch files to computer. The following
  guidance will show you how to copy SMS messages
  from iPhone to Mac, and you are allowed to free
  download the software to have a try.

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STEP 1 Choose Recovery Mode

• Run Leawo iOS Data Recovery on your computer, and
  you will see two recovery modes. One is Recover
  from iOS Device, and the other is Recover from
  iTunes Backup. Choose the former mode, and
  connect iPhone to computer with the USB cable.
  The software will recognize and analyze your
  iPhone.

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STEP 2 Select iPhone Messages

• After the analysis, Leawo iOS Data Recovery will
  start to scan the contents in your iPhone. When
  the scan is done, choose Messages in the left
  sidebar, and then the contents will show up in
  the right part. Check the messages you need and
  the click the Recover button at the right
  bottom.

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STEP 3 Choose Target Folder

• After clicking the recover button, you will see a
  pop-up dialog. Click Open in the dialog and
  choose a folder on your computer to save the
  exported files. Then click Go to start copying
  messages from iPhone to Mac.

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• After that, you will get the messages in the
  target folder. The messages will be saved in a
  CSV file and an HTML file, and can be viewed on
  your computer with no efforts.
• Leawo iOS Data Recovery is also helpful for
  extracting files from iTunes backups to computer,
  for example, you can extract notes from iPad
  backup to computer with this software. If you are
  interested in it, dont hesitate to give it a try.