How to Recover Deleted Files from iPhone or iPhone Backup

 

It is not an uncommon phenomenon that you lose some valuable files on iPhone due to various kinds of reasons like accidental deletion, new iOS update, jailbreak, device crash etc. Data loss on iPhone can drive you crazy if you have no ideas on how to retrieve them.

In this guide, we will offer you a workaround to recover deleted files from iPhone 4s/5/5s/6/6s no matter you have created backups or not.

The Tool You Need

PhoneRescue is developed to help users recover multiple types of iOS data and files on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Android. Except guaranteeing you with the safety of your files and the usability of the program, PhoneRescue - iOS data recovery also has some incomparable advantages:

- Supports recovering as many as 22 types of iOS contents, including messages and attachments, notes, contacts, photos, call history, reminders, calendars, Safari bookmarks, Safari history, app documents, etc.

- Supports recovering deleted files and data from iPhone, iTunes backup, and iCloud backup. Whether you have made backup or not before deleting the files, you have chance to get what you have lost with PhoneRescue.

- Allows users to preview deleted files before recovering. You can selectively recover what you need instead of whole restoring.

- Supports All the Modes of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, including the newest iPhone 6s (Plus). 

Have a try on the free trial of PhoneRescue Now >

How to Recover Deleted Files on iPhone with/without Backup

Step 1: Install and launch PhoneRescue on your computer > Connect your iPhone to your computer with USB cable > Choose Recover from iPhone or Recover from iTunes/iCloud > Click "Next" on the bottom-right corner to scan deleted files.

Step 2: It would take some times to scan the deleted files. Notice that if you have chosen "Recover from iCloud Backup", you should login your Apple account and download iCloud backup to computer first.

Step 3: Preview the deleted files in thumbnails > Pick up the files you want to recover > Click "Recover" to save them by downloading them to your computer. And some texts, such as messages and contacts, can be retrieved directly to your iPhone.

You May Like: How to Recover Photos from Broken iPhone >

The Bottom Line

This tutorial also applies to recovering deleted files on any iPad or iPod touch in iOS 9/8/7/6/5. If you meet any problem when recovering with PhoneRescue, be free to contact us by sending an Email, we will reply to you as soon as possible! Download the free trial of PhoneRescue to have a try >