How to Recover Deleted Files on iPhone

Nowadays more and more people like to use iPhone, it is cool and fashionable to use it to send messages, take photos, store contacts and so on. So an iPhone may contain many important information about your life. But sometimes it occurs that you delete the data accidentally and then you may be crazy to lose some special photos, messages or something else. When you face the problem, you may need a software to help you.

iPhone File Data Recovery is just the software can help you to get back your information on your iPhone. You are also allowed to extract iTunes backup files of your iPhone so you can preview and check deleted files to restore. Just follow the tutorial to help you retrieve your data.

A free trial download version is available here.

Two versions are provides for you according to your computer: iOS Data Recovery (Mac) (for Mac users) and iOS Data Recovery (for Windows users). Here we take windows version for an example.

Part 1 Directly Restore Lost Data Files from iPhone 5 Device

First of all, download the right version of iOS Data Recovery. Install it on your computer and run it.

Step 1 Connect your Device to the Computer

Connect your iPhone 5 to the PC with a USB cable. The interface will be shown as follow. Select "Recover from iOS device" in the window and you'll be informed that your device is connected. Then click "Start" and continue.

Step 2 Wait for the Analyzing

Your device will be analyzed by the iPhone 5 data recovery. The analyzing process will last for some time, wait patiently now.

Step 3 Scan for Lost Data Files

When the analyzing process finishes, the program will start scanning for lost or deleted data files for you automatically. You can see the process and remaining time from the progress bar. Wait for the scanning results now.

Step 4 Preview and Check Lost Files to Recover

After the scanning, you will get the results listed in categories on the left in the window, such as "Camera Roll", "Photo Stream", "Contacts" and so on. Go to each icon and expand it. Preview the details and check those you want back. Click on "Recover" button to save them on your computer, thus all deleted or lost data coming back to your life.

Note: You can choose to "Only display the deleted items" at the bottom so you can find what you want to recover more quickly and conveniently.

Part 2: Scan and Extract iTunes Backup File to Restore iPhone 5

This way works well if you have synced your iPhone device with iTunes before.

Step 1 Run iOS Data Recovery on the PC

Download and install the program on your computer. Launch it and you will get the following interface. Navigate to "Recover from iTunes Backup File" and you can see all your previous iDevices' backup files are listed in the window. Select your device name and click "Start Scan".

Notes: Before performing the recovery successfully, do not sync your device with iTunes. Lost data files will be overwritten in that way and you won't get them back any more.

Step 2 Preview, Check and Recover

When you get the scanning results after some minutes, go to each file category and preview the details. You can go to "Camera Roll" and "Photo Stream" as well as "Photo Library" for lost pictures. Also, you can turn to "Messages" to find your deleted SMS. Check all you want to get back and click "Recover". All of them will be restored on your PC then.

After reading the procedures, you would have the knowledge of how to restore your data. And if you want to know more about iPhone recovery, just go to resources.