How to Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to Computer Freely

Jan 12,2020 Posted by Allen Lee to iPhone SMS/MMS/iMessage Transfer

Got lots of text messages on your iPhone and now looking for a way to transfer text messages from iPhone to computer for free? As you know, Apple provides a way to save your iPhone messages including SMS, MMS, iMessage to iCloud or iTunes. But you can't do anything with the messages in iTunes/iCloud in that case. Such as copy an entire text conversation on iPhone for a court, download text messages from iPhone to a document file on a computer, print text messages from iPhone on PC, etc. So is there a way to tranfer text messages from iPhone to computer without using iTunes or iCloud? Yes. Backuptrans iPhone SMS/MMS/iMessage Transfer must be the best messages backup & restore tool that offers a way to transfer text messages with photo, video, voice attachment files from iPhone to computer freely. Just connect your phone to computer with your Apple cable, then click the "Transfer" button on Backuptrans Messages Transfer software. All the messages content on your iPhone will be saved on your computer local. You can view the messages conversations on computer any time you want. exporting text messages from iPhone to PDF, printing text messages from iPhone on computer and restoring SMS, MMS, iMessage from computer to your iPhone is also supported. No other iPhone message transferring software can do this. It supports all iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max/XS/XR/X/8 Plus/8/7 Plus/7/6 Plus/6, etc.

The following tutorial shows you how to transfer text messages from iPhone to computer step by step:

Step 0: Before you run the software, please make sure you have installed the latest version iTunes on your computer and enter the correct passcode on iPhone if your iPhone is protected with a passcode. Or you can simply turn off passcode on iPhone first before connecting your phone.

Step1: Install the software on computer and run it
Run Backuptrans iPhone SMS/MMS/iMessage Transfer and connect iPhone to the computer with Apple USB cable. Then the software will automatically read all text messages(SMS & MMS & iMessage) from your iPhone and show them on its main interface:

Tip: Clicking the iPhone title under Devices list will show all SMS, MMS, iMessage messages. To view only the conversation with a single friend like Kenny, just click the contact name like "Kenny' on the left list.

Step 2-A: Transfer all text messages from iPhone to Computer
1) Click the iPhone in Devices list.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Backup Messages to Local Database" button or go File -> Backup Messages to Local Database.

    Tip: Or you can right-click the iPhone in Devices list and then choose "Backup Messages to Local Database".

Step 2-B: Transfer iPhone text messages with a single contact
1) Click your wanted contact name under device.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Backup Messages to Local Database" button or go File -> Backup Messages to Local Database.

    Tip: Or you can right-click the contact name and then choose "Backup Messages with this Contact to local database".

Step 3: Select a database to save text messages
Select a database to save your SMS, MMS, iMessage messages. To create a new database for your iPhone, simply enter a new database name. Click Confirm to continue.

Transferred successfully. All your iPhone SMS, MMS, iMessage messages with attached files have been saved on computer.

How easy and fast! Now you can click the backup file to view, export or print text messages on computer with Backuptrans iPhone SMS/MMS/iMessage Transfer. You can even extract attached media files from iPhone messages onto your computer. Free download the program on your computer to try now. For any help, please contact our support team via email at support@backuptrans.com.

Note:If you are using Mac, please use Backuptrans iPhone SMS/MMS/iMessage Transfer for Mac.

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