How to Recover Deleted Messages from Sim Card

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Many users accidentally delete their message from their SIM card and are then unable to retrieve these deleted messages. This quick tutorial will show you how to recover deleted messages from your SIM card. Most users think that once the message is deleted it's gone forever but the reality is different. If you have also lost messages and want to recover, follow these simple steps and get your messages back.

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    • Download a SIM Management Software.
    • Requirements :- PC/SC compliant smart card reader
    • After downloading, install it and then run it, before running SIM Manager, you must make sure that the card is plugged in.
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    • GSM contacts :- GSM contacts options show the contacts of the SIM.
    • Own numbers :- You can also see your own number Or any number saved.
    • Last dialed numbers
    • Fixed dialing numbers
    • SMS messages
    • SMS Message :- When you are on this section, you will see some messages are marked red and some are black. The red are the messages which are marked deleted from the card but still in the card. On the other hand, the black messages are the ones officially present in the card which means you will be able to see them when you insert the card in your mobile. In other words, the red ones are ignored by the SIM and can't be shown on your mobile.
    • Now press the read button and wait for the data to be read. After the data is read, you will find the SIM Manager retrieve the following things.
    • So to recover a message, you can select the message, right click on it and select "undelete" option. With this you can "undelete" all the messages. After that, press the write button.
    • Now that the update is done in the SIM card, re – read the SIM card and press thread button. When you go back to the SMS message session you will find that the messages which you have restored are now available.
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    How long does a SIM card store text messages?
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    Forever, unless you are willing to overwrite data. This is since sim cards have a very low memory.
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    I have lost my mobile with a post paid sim. How can get my mobile sms and deleted sms?
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    You can try contacting your SIM card provider and tell them to send you a list of deleted SMS or all the SMS on that SIM Card.
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    Can multiple numbers work on one SIM card?
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    Sadly, no.
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      Things You'll Need

      • SIM Card PC compliant Reader
      • Any SIM Management Application

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