www.itunesextractor.com First backup iPhone with iTunes, then use Jihosoft Free iPhone Backup Extractor to extract data from the backup and transfer text messages from iPhone to computer free.

1. How to Transfer Text Messages from
iPhone to Computer Free
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2.  “I have tons of messages saved on my iPhone 5S and I’m
going to free up the SMS box. I just want to ask, is there any
free but useful way to backup text messages from iPhone to
computer?”
 For all of the features built into iOS, one relatively important
one is lacking: you can’t easily backup SMS messages from
iPhone and keep them safe on your computer. We all know
most of the data on the iPhone including text messages can
be backed up via iTunes through the backup option.
However, you can’t read the backup messages normally
through iTunes. Thankfully, there’s a workaround for that,
and here, we’re going to look at a free way to transfer text
messages from iPhone to computer. Just check the following
guide.

4. Things You'll Need:
 An iPhone with test messages you want to save on computer
 USB cable to connect your iPhone to computer
 A computer with the latest version of iTunes installed
 Free iTunes Backup Extractor

5. Part 1: Backup iPhone with iTunes
 To save text messages from iPhone to computer, first you
need to backup the content on your iPhone to iTunes. This is
very simple. Run iTunes and connect your iPhone to
computer via an USB cable. Then choose File > Devices >
Backup to generate a backup of your phone’s content.

6. Part 2: Export Messages from iPhone Backup
 After you have backed up your iPhone’s content to iTunes,
Jihosoft Free iTunes Backup Extractor can help you export
text messages from iTunes backup and save as txt, csv, and
html file on your computer for better viewing.

7. Steps to Transfer iPhone SMS to Computer
1. Download, install and run Jihosoft iTunes Backup Extractor
Free. It will automatically read and show all the iTunes
backups on your computer.
2. Just select the iPhone backup file containing the text
messages you want to save and click “Next” to continue.
3. Select the Messages and Message Attachments from the
listed file types, then click “Next” to begin scanning.
4. After scanning, view and check the SMS messages stored on
the backup. Finally click “Recover” to export/save them on
your computer.