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If you want to quickly restore an iOS backup and extract your text messages so that you can easily read them on your  PC, resorting to an application such as SMSBackupAppPro could be a good idea.

The program is capable of doing that for you, not to mention that it allows you to preview your data before making any decision.

First off, it is worth bringing into discussion the fact that, in order to benefit from this program’s functionality, you need to create a backup of your iPhone data. If this step is already completed, the main window should prompt you with some details on the device name and time as well as the last backup time and iTunes version.

If, however, your backup is not visible, you can manually indicate its location by selecting the iTunes directory.

Once you are done, the backup is scanned for a couple of seconds, then a new window reveals a list of all your text messages. It is important to point out that you can filter your SMS by phone number so that you can easily stumble upon the data you are interested in.

You may also want to know that, aside from details on the sender and time, the application provides you with a preview of both your received and sent messages so that you only recover the ones that are in any way relevant to you.

You then need to decide whether or not you want to include attachments in the exported messaged, then you can complete the task. When it comes to output file formats, your options are PDF, HTML, and Excel.

On an ending note, SMSBackupAppPro is a tiny application that helps you export your text messages to popular file formats. While it does its job well, the fact that its focus is strictly on SMS makes it feel a little insubstantial, considering that there are many apps out there that can cover all of your iPhone data.