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deleted a text thread on android by accident

swiped away a whole conversation in google messages while cleaning up. it had some addresses i need. is there a trash folder or a backup i can pull it from?
find deleted sms
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devbyte Oct 29, 2026
samf
if your phone is a Samsung and you use Samsung Messages rather than Google Messages, that app does have a recycle bin. Messages > three dots > Settings > Recycle bin. Deleted threads stay there for 30 days.
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jain_helpdesk Oct 08, 2026
samf
check Archived before anything else. in google messages a swipe archives the conversation by default, it doesn't delete it. tap your profile picture or the menu top left and you'll find Archived in there, long-press the thread and unarchive. if it really was deleted, there's no trash folder in google messages. the only copy would be in your google backup, and that only comes back when you set up a phone from scratch, so it's not worth a factory reset for a few addresses.
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