I have to restore my iPhone as a new phone and therefore losing my text messages that mean a lot to me.
In searching I keep being directed to this ‘archive it’ app, but it looks to be no longer available. Is this the case? If so, do you recommend another app? I would rather not have to store everything on my computer. Thanks!
iPhone backup SMS extractor
http://insend.de/index.php?l=en
How to backup
http://www.trickyways.com/2010/09/how-to-backup-iphone-text-messages-on-windows/
Decipher
http://deciphertools.com/
http://decipher-media.blogspot.com/2011/05/itunes-sync-vs-backup-how-to-ensure-you.html
Decipher TextMessage is a small and handy application that allows you to access your iPhone backup files including messages and text chat history directly from your computer
This iPhone SMS Backup program can help you transfer SMS from iPhone to computer easily. Try it.