Can I get back deleted answerphone messages on my home phone?

apples1

I realise this maybe a v stupid question and I expect the answer to be no BUT have to ask....

I have a Panasonic Dect phone. It stores tons of messages so have no idea why but I delete a whole load every 3-6 months. Something I now bitterly regret as I would LOVE to have back the messages from my Dad who recently passed away unexpectedly.

My Aunt told me she retrieved deleted photos from her digital camera using help from the internet so I thought it is worth an ask.

fwor

I'm sorry - I'd like the answer to be otherwise. But for the current generation of digital answerphones, the chances of recovering anything are minimal, because the memory is hard-wired into that specific phone (i.e. it's not generic removable memory such as an SD card).

Firstly you would have to be sure that it had not been used to record any further messages after you had made the deletions that you want to reverse.

Then you would have to find someone who understands how the internal memory is wired up and what file format the phone uses. And then they would have to make a custom interface to access the memory.

I've no doubt if, for example, you had the resources of one of the intelligence services behind you it could be done (obviously as long as the data has not since been overwritten), but for the rest of us, it's not practical.

Hopefully your own memory of those conversations will be a good enough substitute for the real thing though.

apples1

I did expect that but thank you for taking the trouble to reply and explain. Memories will never be enough but I truly cherish them. Thank you.