Learning How to Recover iPhone 4S Data
Posted by Jathter on August 19th, 2013
How to restore data from my iPhone?
I don't know what happened to my iPhone, all the photos and music are missing, what should I do? I have an iPhone 4s, the photos are important for me.
There are two ways for you to get back your deleted data from iPhone 4S: recover it by extracting your iTunes backup file, or by scanning your iPhone. First of all, you need a deleted iPhone file recovery to recover files from iPhone 4S.
Way 1: Extract iTunes backup to recover iPhone data
This program enables you to recover data on iPhone from the backup files on iTunes, no matter you are using iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone4, or iPhone 3GS, or you just lost it. And it can help to find the data back on your computer.
# Scan the backup file
No matter you just lost your iPhone or you still hold it in your hand, don't connect or sync it with iTunes after you lost your contacts, to prevent the backup file from being updated and replaced by the contacts on your iPhone now.
If you have synced different iDevices with iTunes before, there will be more than one backup files, after you click "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top of the primary window. Choose the one for your iPhone and click "Start Scan". Then move further.
# Recover your iPhone data
The scan only takes you a few seconds. All the contents from the backup file will be displayed in details. You can read the content right now, no matter from the Contacts, but also from the Messages, Call History, Notes, and you also can preview the photos & videos contained on your iPhone. To recover the data, check the files then you can save the content on your computer.
Way 2: How to recover iPhone 4S data without backup
If you don't have iPhone backup in iTunes, you can follow steps below to recover data from iPhone directly.
Step1. Download and install iPhone data recovery program on your computer. Launch iPhone data recovery program, and then connect iPhone to computer.
Step 2. iPhone data recovery program, click "Recover from iOS device" on top, and click “Start Scan”.
Step 3. You will see deleted photos, videos, and other data listed in page below, select "Camera Roll" or "Photo Stream" and you can preview deleted photos. Choose those you want to recover and press "Recover" button to finish the process of iPhone 4S data recovery no backup.
One more trick:
How to backup iPhone with iCloud
1. On your iPhone, open the Setting Apps
2. From the option list, choose iCloud
3. From the settings page of iCloud, scroll down and click Storage and Backup
4. On the next page, select iCloud Backup option for On
Your iCloud backup storage service starts, and it automatically backs up your accounts, documents, settings and camera rolls whenever your iPhone is connected to the Internet.
