Can't help with the recovery issue, but for backing up texts, Dashwire can't be beat. Found at
www.dashwire.com. Set up an account, d/l the client to your device, and you're off and running. It will also b/u contacts, email, voicemail, pix, and video too. It's accessable anywhere you've got internet access, you can set up a b/u schedule, and best of all, it's FREE