How to Recover iPhone iPad iPod Lost/Deleted Data on Mac

“Since my father bought me a Macbook Air as the Christmas gift, I can not leave it in my daily life, I use it to surf the Internet, chat with my friend, learn more new knowledge, watch the TV shows, play games, sync iPhone data to computer, finish my homeworks, manage my documents, photos, videos and other personal information and so on. To a large extent, because this is the only computer of our family at present. So, I write this email to ask for help that how can I restore the lost data from my iPhone on Mac after updating to iOS 9.2, I used to synced my iPhone 6 Plus with iTunes before the iOS upgrade, please help, looking forward to your reply as soon as possible, thank you!!!” – Ask by one of our customers G.D.Janceson.

Mac is the consumer personal computer developed by Apple Inc, which is one of the greatest inventions of Apple Inc. Mac computer including the iMac、Mac mini、Macbook Air、Macbook Pro、Macbook、Mac Pro and more are all running Mac OS, which is a set of complete and independent, and the self-developed OS of Apple.

As we all know, Mac operating system is Mac OS X, the Darwin-based core systems, enhanced the stability, performance, and responsiveness of the system. It adopted a symmetric multi-processing technology, take full advantage of dual processors, providing unparalleled 2D, 3D and multimedia graphics performance, and extensive font support and integration of PDA functionality. Mac OS X through the Classic environment can support almost all Mac OS 9 applications, intuitive Aqua user interface makes Macintosh ease of use has reached a whole new level. So, various reasons to increase the software development difficulty. Fortunately, iOS Data Recovery for Mac still roaring across the horizon.

iOS Data Recovery for Mac, as well as the iOS Data Recovery, is the world’s 1st iPhone iPad iPod data recovery tool which can recover lost and deleted data from iTunes backup and iCloud backup, as well as restore contents directly from iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5/5S/5C/6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus, iPod touch 4/5, and all iPad models on your Mac with a few simple steps. What’s more, you can retrieve over 15 kinds of data including contacts, text messages, iMessages, WhatsApp messages, photos, App photos, App videos, videos, call logs, notes, reminder, Facebook Messenger, Safari Bookmark, calendar and so on. Besides, the program also allows you to fix iOS to normal once your iDevice is stucking at Recovery Mode, Apple logo, White Screen or when it performs abnormally.

Now, please press the button below to free download the iOS Data Recovery for Mac on you Mac computer and follow the methods to try scanning and restoring your lost or deleted data from your iDevices on Mac. Surely, you can also get a Windows version as you like.

After downloading the iOS Data Recovery for Mac, first of all, you need to:

1. Install the program and run it on your Mac PC.
2. Connect your iOS device via USB data line to your Mac PC.
3. Once your device is detected, the primary interface will pop up.

Part Ⅰ Directly Restore Lost Data on Mac Without Backup

(The default recovery mode: Recover From iOS Device)

Step 1. Scan the lost data from your device

For the later iOS users like iPhone 4S/5/5S/5C/6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus, iPod touch 5, iPad Air, iPad Pro, etc., you just need to select the type of data you want to recover and click on “Start” button to begin scanning your device.

While, for the user of iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1 or iPod touch 4, you need to enter the “Advanced Mode” firstly, and follow the detailed description as the below picture to get your iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4 scanned deeply.

After that, simple click “Start Scan” to let the program begins scanning your iDevice for the lost data.

Step 2. Preview and restore the lost data selectively

Once the scanning is finish, all the scanning result will the listed by category in the left sidebar. You are allowed to click to preview them on the right panel one after another. At the same time, selectively check the data you need, and click on “Recover” to get them back.

Note: If you’re trying to recover text messages, iMessage, contacts, or notes, there are two paths that you can choose to recover your data to: “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device”, just choose one to move on.

Part Ⅱ Extracting to Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup

(Second recovery mode: Recover From iTunes Backup File)

Step 1. Select a iTunes backup to scan for the lost data

Click “Recover from iTunes Backup File” mode in the primary window, then the program will automatically scan and load all the iTunes backup file from your Mac. Just choose the one your wanted and click on “Start Scan” to extract the content out of it.

Step 2. Preview and restore data from iTunes backup to your Mac

Note: Similarly, contacts, notes and messages can be directly retrieved to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch now, just according to your need.

Part Ⅲ Retrieve Lost Data from Extracted iCloud Backup

(Third recovery mode: Recover From iCloud Backup File)

Step 1. Login your iCloud account

Click “Recover from iCloud Backup File” mode in the primary window to switch to the iCloud account login interface. Then enter your Apple ID and password to sign in your iCloud account.

Step 2. Select and download a iCloud backup file

after logged in, as you can see, all the iCloud backup files are displayed as a list. Choose the one you wanted and click to download it.

At the same time, a pop-up window will appear, you need to choose the type of files you would like to download, like Contacts, Text Messages, and so on, and click “Next” to go on.

Step 3. Preview and restore the lost data from scanning result

When the scanning is completed, you can preview all the scanning result one by one. To find out the lost data you wanted, and click on “Recovery” button to save them back to your Mac.

Note: Ensure that your iOS device is well connected during the whole scanning and recovery process.

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