How to Copy SMS from iPhone to PC without iTunes and iCloud

If you're like most of the iPhone users that often chat with friends and families via text message and iMessage, then you have certainly saved plenty of messages on your iPhone. You have various kinds of reasons to copy SMS from iPhone to PC. Many of these messages contain important information so you have to backup iPhone SMS to your computer regularly to prevent data loss. Or in another case, you have bought a new iPhone X and want to transfer messages from old iPhone to a computer so that you can restore the iPhone to factory settings later and give it to your younger brother. Or maybe you have just encountered the lack of storage space and need to copy SMS from iPhone to PC to free up more available space.

iTunes and iCloud are the official tools provided by Apple to help users manage data on iOS devices. But both iTunes and iCloud won't allow you to view the text messages on backup files. The only chance you can read the messages is to restore them to iPhone again. So is there any software can help to copy SMS from iPhone to PC in a readable format?

How to copy SMS from iPhone to PC

Fortunately, the free iPhone data transfer software - EaseUS MobiMover Free is the exact software to let you manage files between iPhone and computer, as well as sync data between two different iOS devices. As a good alternative to iTunes, EaseUS MobiMover allows you to backup messages from iPhone to PC and view them on your computer.

Download and install EaseUS MobiMover on your computer, then follow the steps below to learn how to copy SMS to PC.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer (Mac/PC) and click Trust in the prompt on your iPhone to trust this computer. Launch EaseUS MobiMover and choose iDevice to Mac/PC.

Step 2: Go to More and select Messages. If you need to, you can transfer other file types along with messages from your iPhone to the computer all at once.

Step 3: Tick the folder icon to set a storage path for your iPhone messages to be transferred.

Step 4: Now tap Transfer to begin transferring messages from your iPhone to your computer. The messages copied from your iPhone will be saved as an HTML file on your computer. Thus, you can view the details whenever you want with a browser.

EaseUS MobiMover Free is the best software for you to transfer messages from iPhone to computer without iTunes and iCloud. Besides, this software also provides a free way to transfer notes from computer to iPhone 8. If you're now searching a good iOS data management software, then don't hesitate to download EaseUS MobiMover.