Are you using any kind of SMS app or are you using the built in app? There are settings in almost all SMS apps for how long to keep messages. I use GO sms and I love it.

I would start by changing the settings to a longer length or possibly not delete SMS's entirely depending on the app.

Next step would be to find a decent SMS backup app on the market and get in the habit of backing up regularly or setting up a schedule.

I'm sorry I don't have much information by way of getting your old messages back but perhaps someone with more experience with the Hero could help you. It sounds like you may be using the messaging app that came with the phone.

Don't take this the wrong way at all, but unfortunately I think you just learned the first reason why regular backups are so important if its something you care about. Both on the PC and on the phone.

 

I would say yes. If it were me I would pull the backup files off the phone, provided they are in a format that a computer can read. If it is a singular file that is backed up you may be out of luck, as only the app will read that file.

If you can someway get the chat logs (all of them) onto the computer so you can edit in wordpad or something similar then you could manually merge them and then restore to the phone.

On the other hand you have backups of both so not all is lost?? You must have some hot new love interest you're texting or something lol. 1,000 messages thread!?

*edit this thread may help you some.