SMS from 6 months ago with photo. How to retrieve?

[BlueIvy]

Someone txted me a photo through SMS not iMessage about six months ago. Today I needed the photo and kept on scrolling back back back but SMS page hit a point where the option to load older posts didn't even appear anymore.

I back up my iPhone to my Mac every day. Is there any way I can retrieve the photo (it is not in my iPhoto app but in the texting app) through my backup? Not sure since I am constantly backing up if it overwrote the photo. And if I can, how do I do it? Thank you so much!

 

[jayhawk11]

Someone txted me a photo through SMS not iMessage about six months ago. Today I needed the photo and kept on scrolling back back back but SMS page hit a point where the option to load older posts didn't even appear anymore.

I back up my iPhone to my Mac every day. Is there any way I can retrieve the photo (it is not in my iPhoto app but in the texting app) through my backup? Not sure since I am constantly backing up if it overwrote the photo. And if I can, how do I do it? Thank you so much!

Build a time machine? If you're backing up on a regular basis they get overwritten eventually.

 

[Jordan921]

Next time save the photo and it wouldn't be a problem.

 

[BlueIvy]

Hmm...i back up my main Mac through an external hard drive as well, and I"m certain the iphone backup photo is on the external hard drive because the last time I backed up was about 3 months ago, but I have no idea how to retrieve that exact photo.

I tried going to the mobilesync folder on the external hard drive but all it is a bunch of numbers.

Any clue how to get the photo other than to build a time machine? I don't have access to a flux capacitor.

thanks...

 

[b166er]

I know this is a "windows" saying but it can often be applied to other areas: "be safe, save often"

If the photo is important in any way, save it to the roll. Sorry I don't have better advice.