

I think if windows backups are stored the same way, the same python code should work there as well. (The price is free, I've successfully tested on macOS with an iOS 14 backup. This script might be a good starting point if you're interested in doing these backups yourself.

The result is a kind of hacky but working (for me) tool that I've uploaded to GitHub: iPhone message export. I wanted to future-proof my exported messages (or make their contents human-readable and easily accessible), so I wrote a script to load these database, export the chats as JSON files, and archive all the attachments alongside each chat (message group). Combining the manifest and sms databases lets you query and export all the conversations and attachments from decrypted files in your backup directory.The Library/SMS/sms.db file on your iPhone is another database containing all the message and attachment data.Is there a way to export text messages from iPhone There is no direct way to export text messages from an iPhone. The manifest.db is an SQLite database mapping all the files in that directory to actual filenames on the device. Select the Export as PDF from the menu options and save the text messages to your Windows or Mac.

