Deleted text messages can be recovered from mobile phones with SIM cards using a SIM card reader and software program. The data is not completely erased when deleted and can be accessed until the space is overwritten. Other recently deleted information can also be recovered. Free programs are available but may only work with certain types of SIM cards.
Many people are surprised to learn that under certain circumstances it is possible to recover deleted text messages. The fact is that there is a window of time in which deleted messages can be recovered with any mobile phone that uses a subscriber identity module or SIM card. Typically, the process requires extracting the deleted information from the data found on the card and using a software program to read the recovered messages.
The reason deleted text messages can be recovered is that when a message is deleted, the data is not completely erased at that time. Although it disappears from the message queue on the mobile phone, the information is still there. In fact, the SIM card technology is marking the space occupied by that message file for overwriting. Until that space is actually needed for a new message, the data can be recovered. This means that for someone who doesn’t send many text messages, it may be possible to recover deleted text messages for several days before the space is eventually overwritten.
To recover deleted text messages, you need to use a device known as a SIM card reader. This device is able to access all memory on the card, including the space that currently contains recently deleted data. From there, the reader can use a software program to extract the deleted data and copy it into a format that the software can open. At that point, it’s simply a matter of searching through the recovered data and finding the accidentally deleted text messages you want to recover.
It is important to note that SIM card software not only allows you to recover deleted text messages, but also recently deleted information such as phone numbers and incoming and outgoing call logs. In addition to the players that come with the software, there are also free programs that you can download and use to recover deleted data. For cell phones that have internet capabilities, it is often possible to download the software directly to the device. If this is not possible, the card software can be downloaded onto a desktop or laptop computer which is then connected to the phone via a USB cable. Since some of the free products will only work with certain types of SIM cards, make sure your card type is included before downloading and attempting to recover data.
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