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

How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone

iPhone's HD camera can provide you fantastic effect, you can take photos in a more vivid and actual way, that is why photos are regarded as a companion to record your life at any moment. However, there always are unexpected scenes happening when taking photos with iPhone. Once the photos are deleted after the system updates or unintentionally by yourselves, you may be at a loss without your memory.

iPhone Data Recovery is designed to help iPhone/iPad/iPod touch users to retrieve deleted pictures from iPhone. It now can work in three ways, which are shown in details as below. You can download it to have a try, and you will find out that all your data including images, messages, contacts, notes, videos, etc. can be restored with this powerful software.

• Tutorial 1: How to Recover Photos from iPhone Directly
• Tutorial 2: How to Recover iPhone Photos from iTunes Backup
• Tutorial 3: How to Recover iPhone Photos from iCloud Backup

Download the free trial version below to check your deleted photos before you retrieve them.

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Tutorial 1: How to Recover Photos from iPhone Directly

Step 1.Connect your iPhone to your computer

Connect your iPhone to your computer and launch the iPhone Data Recovery on it, you will see the interface as follows:

Step 2.Download a plug-in separately for your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS

Before scanning your iPhone for deleted pictures, you should download a plug-in. The plug-in will show up once the iPhone is connected. Just click the "Download" button. After downloading it, the window will show as follows:

Step 3. Follow instructions to scan your iPhone 

Before you perform recovery, you ought to enter the system of your iPhone. Just go ahead and follow the steps below:
1. Hold your iPhone and click "Start".
2. Press the "Home" and "Power" buttons at the same time when you click "Start",and hold them for exactly 10 seconds.
3. After 10 seconds, release the "Power" button and keep pressing the "Home" button for another 15 seconds.
When you enter the system successfully, your data will be automatically scanned as follows:

Note: If you are iPhone 5s/5c/5/4S user, you don't need to enter DFU mode yourself, just skip this step.

Step 4.Preview and recover photos from Camera Roll

After a while, you can see all the found photos in camera gallery, to preview your photos, you can choose "Camera Roll" or "Photo Stream". The photos to be selected are not only the deleted ones but also the remained ones. Since you want to recover those deleted pictures, you should refine the result by turning on the button. Mark those you want, and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

Note: This is the whole steps of How to Retrieve Photos from iPhone Directly, hope it can satisfy you. If not, you can get a rough idea of the second choice in the contents below: How to Recover iPhone Photos from iTunes Backup, it provides you an alternative method to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone.

Tutorial 2: How to Recover iPhone Photos from iTunes Backup

Step 1.Choose iTunes backup and scan it

Choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File" option, when launching the program on your computer. Then, you'll get the interface below. Choose the latest iTunes backup of your iPhone, and click "Start Scan".

Step 2.Restore deleted iPhone photos

Being scanned, all founded data are in order. You should preview carefully to choose those you want and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

Tutorial 3: Recover Lost Data from iCloud Backup

Step 1.Install the program and sign your private iCloud account

First of all, run the program and choose "Recover from iCloud Backup File" option, and sign in your iCloud account after all the preparation.

Step 2.Download and export your iCloud backup

After entering the program, you are provided the backup files of your iCloud backup account automatically. Choose any data you want to recover by clicking "Download" button. The whole progress of downloading depends on the amount of your data.

When it's complete, click the same button to start extracting, and you'll get a interface as below.

Step 3.Preview and restore photos from iCloud

You can take a preview of the data you get after the scanning, such as contacts, photos, messages, notes, videos, etc. You can choose any data that you'd like to restore by ticking it.

Note: If you want to import recovered photos back to your iPhone, you can use iOS Data Recovery as well, which allows you to do it in a few seconds.

iPhone Data Recovery – a mighty recovery software designed for iDevice users to recover deleted data from iPhone 5s/5c/5/4S and iPhone 4/3GS, empowers you to recover deleted photos, text messages, contacts, notes, videos from your devices. Providing that you are in need of finding a suitable and practical software to help you recover photos, videos, contacts from your iPhone, iPhone Data Recovery is your final appeal beyond doubt. If you want to know more about restore iPhone photos from iCloud, you can click the links here to get it through.

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Tutorial:  How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone