How to recover deleted files on iPhone
Published on December 22 2013
"How do i recover lost data from iphone 5 after I accidentaly deleted some files? I downloaded programs but none can help me. Can you suggest a reliable program?" ---- Answers Yahoo
Don't worry, you can turn to Wondershare Dr. Fone for iOS, a powerful iPhone Data Recovery for you to recover deleted files inlcuding videos, photos, music, voice memos, voicemail, Whatsapp conversations, contacts, messages, notes, reminder, call logs, Sarafi bookmark etc from iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS.
Dr .Fone for iOS is a verstaile iOS Data Recovery that can help recovcer deleted files from all iOS devices such as iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS, iPad Air/ iPad mini with Retina display/iPad mini/iPad with Retina display/The new iPad/iPad 2/iPad and iPod Touch 4/5.
Dr .Fone for iOS offers two ways to recovcer deleted files from iPhone, one is to directly recover deleted files from iPhone, the other is to recover iPhone contacts from iTunes backup.
Tips: If you are a Mac user, you can turn to Dr. Fonr for iOS (Mac).
Soluton 1: Directly recover deleted files from iPhone
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer
Run Dr .Fone for iOS and connect your iPhone to the computer. And then, you will see the following interface:
If you use iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S, you’ll see following interface:
If you are iPhone 4/3GS user, the interface that you will seen is different
Step 2: Scan your iPhone for deleted files
For iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S, There is only a “Start Scan” button on the main window. You only need to click the “Start Scan” button to scan your iPhone.
For iPhone 4/3GS, you need to download the plug-in by clicking the “Download” button, and then, get into the device’s scanning mode before scanning following the instructions below:
1. Click the “Start” button on the window after connecting your iPhone.
2. Next, you need to press “Power” and “Home” buttons on your iPhone at the same time for 10 seconds.
3. Then you can release the “Power” button after 10 seconds passed, but keep holding the Home button for another 15 seconds.
Tips: For iPhone 4/3GS user, you can directly recover all files that i mentioned in the beginning of this article. For iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S, you can also recover all your deleted files (photos, videos and music not included) using this method.
Step 3: Preview and recover deleted files on iPhone
After the scan, you can preview all the found files in category. You can preview all the details of them.Mark those you want and click “Recover”, you can save them on your computer with one click.
Solution 2: Extract iTunes backup to recover deleted files from iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS
Using this way, you can not only recover the existing data in the backup, but also those deleted from your device before you made the backup, as long as they were not overwritten.
Step 1. Choose your iTunes backup and scan to extract it
Run Dr. Fone for iOS and move to “Recover from iTunes Backup Files”, you will see the following interface:
Select the backup of your iPhone and click “Start Scan” to scan and extract the specific contents of the backup file.
Step 2: Recover deleted files on iPhone
After a few seconds, all data in the backup file will be extracted and displayed in categories. You can preview them one by one before recovery.
Then you can selectively mark and recover those you want by clicking "Recover"