Take an easy way to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone

Posted by Jathter on October 12th, 2013

I lost all of my contacts from my iphone, how do i get them back?
i plugged in the iphone and got the newest update (4.2). it took a ferry long time (almost all day!!). After it was all done, i unplugged it. Nothing was on it. So then i restored the backup, but that didn't include the contacts. i tried re-restoring it, somehow to get the contacts, but there are still none on here. How do i get them back?

Don’t worry if you found you lost contacts on iPhone. iPhone Data Recovery enables you to extract the whole iTunes backup file to preview and take what you want, including contacts, notes, photo & video, text messages, call history and calendar, no matter you're using iPhone. Besides, you can directly scan your iPhone 5S/5C, 5, 4S, 4, 3GS to recover deleted contacts. To get your lost contacts, you need to download the free trial version of iPhone data recovery program. In this article you will learn how to restore iPhone contacts with 2 methods.

Method 1: how to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone without backup.

At first, you should download and installed iPhone Data Recovery on your computer. Be aware that it has flexible interface that make it easy on your eyes as well as to navigate with great set of features, and it is a stand-alone program which does not require iTunes be installed on your computer. Then connect your iPhone device by plugging the cable into your computer. It has setup wizard that takes you step by step through simple process.
If you are iPhone 4/3GS users, you need to set your iPhone into DFU mode before scanning.
When your iPhone connection is successful, you'll see all items scanned by the iPhone Contacts recovery application. Of course, including the contacts that stored in your iPhone devices. This tool is capable of automatically scanning all data stored on your iPhone; the whole process will be finished within seconds depend on size of your data. It's possible to restore individual files or folders according to your needs. After confirmation, hit the “Recover” to start.

Method 2: how to recover deleted contacts from iPhone backup

# Select the device backup to scan
After downloading and installing the program, run it on your computer. A main interface as follow will appear. To start the recovery, you need to select your device type and recovery mode first. Select the backup of your iPhone and continue to next step: scan the specific contents of the backup.

# Recover deleted iPhone contacts
After the scan, you can check and preview details of your iPhone contacts, and save it on your computer by clicking "Recover".