iPhone Data Recovery - Recover iPhone Contacts, SMS, Photos, Videos & More

Accidentally deleted your important data from your iPhone? If you want to recover your iPhone data, just keep reading this article. We provide you 2 simple ways to recover iPhone data: directly scan iPhone to recover the data and recover lost data from iTunes backup.

As we all know, iTunes can automatically backup your iPhone data, but iTunes store the data in unreadable files and you can’t check them directly. Don’t worry, iPhone Data Recovery program can solve this problem, which enable you to find the backup file and preview the contacts, SMS, photos, videos, calendar, notes and call history in details.

• Part 1: How to Restore Lost Data Directly from iPhone

• Part 2: How to Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Now, download the right version for your computer below to have a try.

 

Part 1: How to Restore Lost Data Directly from iPhone

Step 1. Launch the program and connect your iPhone to computer

After downloading and installing iPhone Data Recovery program on your computer, launch it.

I. For iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S users

There is only a "Start Scan" button on the main window. After connecting your iPhone, click the "Start Scan" button to scan your iPhone, then you'll see this scanning window.

II. For iPhone 4/3GS users

After connecting your iPhone to the computer, you can choose "Advanced Mode" at the corner of the window to get a deeper scan. Then please get into the device's scanning mode before scanning. Now, do as the following instructions:

• 1. Hold your device and click the "Start" button.
• 2. Pressing the "Power" and "Home" buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds.
• 3. After 10 seconds, release the "Power" button, but keep holding "Home" for another 15 seconds.

When you're told that you've entered the scanning mode, release the "Home" button, and the program starts to scan your iPhone as follows:

Step 2. Preview and select the recover data

After the scan, all your data in your iPhone are found and listed in organized categories, such as photos, contacts, messages, call history, calendar, notes, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark. You can preview full contents of all of them one by one.

If you want to restore all of them, please mark them all and click "Recover" button to save them on your computer in one click. You can selectively mark and recover those you want by pressing "Recover" button.

Note: Data found here includes lost data and those still on your iPhone. If you only want to recover your deleted data, just refine the scan result by using the slide button at bottom to only display deleted items. Choose the data you want and click "Recover" button to save them.

 

Part 2: How to Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Step 1. Choose the suitable device type

After launching the iPhone Data Recovery program on your computer, then you can see the backup files for the device. Just choose the device type of your device and click "Scan" to extract the content from your iPhone backup file.

Note: Please don't connect and sync your iPhone with iTunes during the progress, or your iTunes backup will be updated and your previous data will be overwritten.

Step 2. Select a recovery mode

You can see two recovery modes: Recover from iTunes backup File and Recover from iOS Device. You need to click "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top.

Step 3. Extract iTunes backup

Select the backup file records you wanted and continue to scan.

To scan your iPhone, click "Start Scan" after getting into the phone's scanning mode.

Step 4. Preview and perform iPhone data recovery

When the scan over, you will find all the backup file are listed and displayed in categories. Before the recovery, you allow to preview them one  by one. Then choose the data you want to recover and save them on your computer.

Now, download this program to recover your data.

 

Tutorial: iPhone Data Recovery - Recover iPhone Contacts, SMS, Photos, Videos & More

iPhone Backup Extractor: Extract and Recover iPhone Data

Why need an iPhone backup extractor

Why need an iPhone backup extractor? It's decided by the file type of the backup file. The iTunes backup file is not a common file, but an SQlitedb file. It's not readable. So even you find the backup file, you can't get the content out of it, let alone restore to your iPhone. This is why the iPhone backup extractor comes out.

Well, there is another thing you need to notice. Don't sync your iPhone with iTunes after you find the data loss on your iPhone. Because iTunes only updates the backup file every time you sync with it, not to build a new backup file. So if you have synced your iPhone again, the backup file will be overwritten by the content on your iPhone, and the lost data will go forever.

Extract iPhone backup file and recover iPhone data in steps 

Get an iPhone backup extractor first: Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (Mac) (for Mac users) or Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (for Windows users).

Both of the iPhone backup extractors enable you to extract the backup file and preview the contacts, SMS, photos, videos, calendar, notes and call history in details, no matter you are using iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone4,  iPhone 3GS or the previous versions. You can recover them all according to your needs. Moreover, the Wondershare Dr.Fone permits you to scan and recover data directly from iPhone 4/3GS.

Wondershare Dr.Fone (Mac) also offers data recovery directly from iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS function now.Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (Mac) Tutorial.

Download the iPhone backup extractor below. This free trial version allows you to extract and preview all the content in details.

 

Step1. Scan the backup file

Here, let's do it with Wondershare Dr.Fone (for Windows) together.

Free download the iPhone backup extractor, install and run it on your computer. What you need to pay attention is that don't connect and sync your iPhone with iTunes anymore after you lost data on your iPhone, to prevent lost data from being overwritten.

Any devices as iPhone, iPad, iPod that you have ever synced with iTuness, the backup file of it will be scanned out. Here you need to do is to choose the right device backup file and move to "Start Scan".

 

Step2. Extract backup of iPhone and recover data

Here all the content in the backup file has been displayed, and you can preview and check them one by one. After preview, check those you want back and hit to "Recover" and save them.

Step3. Do backup well

To avoid losing data from your iPhone, do remember to backup it on your computer well.

For Windows users, you can use Wondershare Dr.Fone to perform the backup extracting in similar steps. Additionally, this Windows version enables you to directly scan and recover data from iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS.

Tutorial:  iPhone Backup Extractor: Extract and Recover iPhone Data

How to Recover Deleted iPad Photos, Notes, Videos, Contacts & Calendar

Recover deleted notes from iPad!

I had an existing note that I was editing yesterday and somehow I hit a key combination that deleted all the text in the Note (quite a lot). I have since found the undo key on the keyboard but this would not restore the text that was deleted. I have tried everything to recover it but no luck. Are Notes synced in iTunes? If so, where do I find them? Any ideas on how to recover my Note? Thanks!

There are two ways for you to get back your deleted notes from iPad: recover it by extracting your iTunes backup file, or by scanning your iPad. First of all, you need a deleted iPad file recovery. Get such an iPad recovery tool here: Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (Mac) (for Mac users) or Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS (for Windows users).

Download the free trial version below to take a try.

 

How to recover iPad notes, photos, videos, etc.

Both of the programs enable you to preview the backup file and recover deleted notes, photos, videos, contacts and calendar, etc, and work well with iPad 1, iPad 2, the new iPad, iPad with Retina display and iPad mini. You can choose to recover all of the data or just recover the one you want selectively. You can also directly scan and recover data from iPad 1 with the help of both programs.

Next, let's try Wondershare Dr.Fone for Mac together to check whether our deleted iPad notes can be retrieved or not.

Step 1:Select the iPad backup to scan

After installing and running the program on your Mac, you'll get the interface below. Select the device icon for yours to move on.

Step 2: Choose a recovery mode

Here, you have two options to find your previous data on your iPad: Recover from iTunes Backup File and Recover from iOS Device. Let's take the former as a try.

Note: If you choose the former, you don't need to connect your device to your computer. If the latter, you need to.

Step 3:Begin to scan and extract your iTunes backup file

If you've ever synced more than one iOS device with iTunes on your Mac, like iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, there will be several backup files. Choose the one for your iPad and click "Start Scan" to extract it.

Step 4:Recover deleted iPad notes, photos, videos, contacts and calendar

Now all previous contents in the iTunes backup are scanned out and displayed as original. You can preview and check to recover your deleted iPad notes, photos, videos, contacts or calendar, etc.

To avoid losing data from your iPad, do remember to back it up on your computer regularly.

Tutorial:  How to Recover Deleted iPad Photos, Notes, Videos, Contacts & Calendar

How to Recover Deleted iPod touch Files in Mac

iPod is a very advanced portable media player that is used all over the world. You can enjoy music with it anywhere and store lots of photos, videos, contacts, notes, calendars, reminders, Safari bookmarks, etc. Some time you mistakenly deleted some photos and other data from your iPod but later you realize that it was important for you. iPod users have to face the problem of data loss because of many reasons, such as the iPod is not properly handled and cared or reset to its factory settings. Thus, to recover data from iPod, users can use the third party tool, iPod Data Recovery software.

iPod Data Recovery software is a perfect tool to retrieve lost data of iPod. It is so powerful that it can help iPod users retrieve almost all kinds of important and precious data like music, photos, notes, etc. You can recover data from iPod with iPod Data Recovery software in two ways. The following are more details about the operating steps. You can go through it and get a rough overview of it.

• Tutorial 1: Recover Deleted iPod Files by Scanning iPod Device Directly
• Tutorial 2: Restore Lost iPod Data from iTunes Backup

Download the free and trial version of it and have a try!

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Tutorial 1: Recover Deleted iPod Files by Scanning iPod Device Directly

Step 1.Choose deleted data from iPod

First of all, run the iPod Data Recovery on your Mac, and then connect your iPod touch 5/4 to your Mac. Select your iPod model and choose "Recover data from iOS device" on the device list.

Step 2.Scan your iPod 5/4

Directly click "Start" button to start scan files on your iPod 5/4. However, if you are a iPod 4 user, you should follow these steps to access your device file system before scanning.

1. Hold your iPod touch 4 and click the "Start" button in iSkysoft iPod touch Data Recovery for Mac.
2. Press the "Power" and "Home" buttons at the same time for 10 seconds. This iPod touch data recovery for Mac will display the countdown.
3. In 10 seconds, hands off the "Power" button, but keep pressing the "Home" button for another 10 seconds. You'll then enter your iPod 4's file system (DFU mode).
4. Release the "Home" button and click the "Start Scan" button to scan deleted data on your iPod.

Step 3.Preview and recover data from iPod touch

After the previous steps, you can get a list of photos, videos, notes, etc. displayed in categories. You can choose whatever data you want to recover after checking all these items by clicking the “Recover” button.

Note: This is the whole steps of Recover deleted iPod files by scanning iPod device directly, hope it can satisfy you. If not, you can get a rough idea of the second choice in the contents below: Restore lost iPod data from iTunes backup, it provides you an alternative method to Restore iPod Data.

Tutorial 2: Restore Lost iPod Data from iTunes Backup

Step 1.Select your iPod model and recovering iPod data from iTunes backup file

This method works without connecting your iPod to your Mac. After selecting your iPod model and clicking the "Recover data from iTunes backup files" button, you'll see all found iTunes backup files on your Mac.

Step 2.Select the wanted iTunes backup file

In order to extract iPod data in the selected iTunes backup files, you should select an iTunes backup from the list and click “Start Scan” button. Or in other way, you can just double click an iTunes backup files and it will start extracting files automatically.

Step 3.Recover lost items from iPod iTunes backup file

After scanning, lost items will be displayed in the specific category on the left, check the items that you want to recover and click “Recover” button to retrieve them immediately.

Notes: For iPod touch 5, 7 file types can be recovered by scanning device: Messages, Contacts, Call History, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Safari Bookmarks; For iPod touch 4, 12 file types are supported, including Camera Roll Photos, Photo Stream, Photo Library, Contacts, Messages, Message attachments, Call history, Calendar, Notes, Reminder, Safari Bookmarks, Voice memos.

Tutorial:  How to Recover Deleted iPod touch Files in Mac

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How to Recover Photo & Video Files from iPhone

As we all know, iTunes can automatically backup your iPhone/iPod/iPad data, but you have no access to them. Why can't you get them from iTunes? It is because iTunes store the data in unreadable files. So you cannot check them directly. Does it mean that you can do nothing to recover your iPhone data? Definitely no, you can try an iPhone data recovery tool to solve this problem.

iPhone Data Recovery enables you to find the backup file and preview the contacts, SMS, photos, videos, calendar, notes and call history in details, no matter what model of iPhone you are using, iPhone5/4S/4/3GS or the previous versions. You can recover any part of them according to your needs. Download the free version below to have a try, choose the right version for your computer.

• Tutorial 1: Recover Lost Data Directly from iPhone
• Tutorial 2: Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Download the free trial version below to have a try.

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Tutorials 1: Recover Lost Data Directly from iPhone

Step 1.Connect your iPhone to computer and scan

ⅰ. For iPhone 5/4S users
There is only a "Start Scan" button on the main window. After connecting your iPhone, you only need to click the "Start Scan" button to scan your iPhone. You'll see this scanning window immediately after clicking the "Start Scan" button.

ⅱ. For iPhone 4/3GS users
After connecting your iPhone to the computer, you need to get into the device's scanning mode before scanning. You can follow the steps below:
1) Hold your iPhone and click the "Start" button.
2) Pressing the "Power" and "Home" buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds.
3) After 10 seconds, release the "Power" button, but keep holding "Home" for another 15 seconds.

Step 2.Preview and select the recover data

When finishing the scan, all found data are displayed in categories, like camera roll, photo stream, photo library, contacts, messages, message attachments, call history, calendar, notes, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark. You can preview full contents of all of them one by one.

It is at your will, if you want to recover all of them, mark them all and click "Recover" to save them on your computer with one click. Note: Data found here includes deleted data and those still on your iPhone. If you only want back your deleted ones, you can refine the scan result by using the slide button at bottom to only display deleted items. Mark them and press "Recover" button to get them back.

Tutorials 2: Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Step 1.Choose the suitable device type

Launch the data recovery for iPhone on your computer, and you will get the interface as follows. Choose the device type for yours.Do not connect and sync your device with iTunes during the progress, or your iTunes backup will be updated and your previous data will be overwritten.

Step 2.Select a recovery mode

There are two recovery modes available for you to choose: one is recovering data from iTunes backup files, the other is scanning your iPhone for previous data directly. However, you need to connect your iPhone to your computer if you choose the second one, while if you choose the first one, you needn't.

Step 3.Extract iTunes backup or scan your iPhone

Select the wanted backup file records and continue to scan.

To scan your iPhone, click "Start Scan" after getting into the phone's scanning mode.

Step 4.Preview and perform iPhone data recovery

After the scanning, all the backup file are listed and displayed in categories. You can preview each of them and decide which one to recover at your disposal.

When the lost files are recovered, you can keep your Contacts, SMS, Photos, Videos, Calendar and Notes on your computer as a backup, to avoid losing your data the next time.

Tutorial:   How to Recover Photo & Video Files from iPhone