Dr. Fone: What is it?
Dr. Fone: How to recover iOS data
Make sure you’re running the latest version of iTunes before using Dr. Fone, and then disable automatic syncing in iTunes (launch iTunes > Preferences > Devices > Check “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically”). Using your device’s USB cable, connect your iOS device to your computer, then launch Dr. Fone on your computer, and let Dr. Fone automatically detect your device. A Recover from iOS Device window should appear. Click the Start Scan button in the window to let Dr Phone scan your iOS device for deleted/lost data. This process may take a few minutes. During the scan, if you see the data you’re looking for, click the Pause button to stop the process. After the scan is finished, you’ll see the scan results. Both your lost and existing data on your device should be displayed in different categories. Enable the Only display the deleted items option to filter out the deleted data, and by clicking the file type on the left side, you can preview all the found data. There’s also a search box on the top right that lets you search for a specific file. When you find all the data you need, put a check mark in front of the box to select it, then click the Recover button at the bottom right of the window, and all the recovered data should save to your computer. However, when you click Recover, all texts, iMessages, contacts, and notes will prompt a pop-up that asks you to Recover to Computer or Recover to Device . If you want to put this stuff back on your iOS device, click Recover to Device .
Launch Dr. Fone and click Recover from iTunes Backup File , then let the iTunes backup recovery tool detect and display all iTunes backup files on your computer, and confirm which backup file you need according to the date it has been created. Select the iTunes backup file that has the data you want to recover, click Start Scan , and let it grab all data from the iTunes backup file. All data in the backup file will be displayed in categories. You can preview them individually before recovery, and mark and recover those you want by hitting the Recover button at the bottom. There’s also a search box in the window that lets you search for a specific file. Contacts, notes, and messages can now be directly recovered to your iOS device if you keep your iOS device connected to your computer via a USB cable during the recovery process.
Launch Dr. Fone, choose the Recover from iCloud Backup Files recovery mode on the top, and then in the window below, enter your iCloud account credentials to login. Dr. Fone said it will not store any your Apple account. When logged into iCloud, Dr. Fone can locate all the iCloud backup files in your account. Choose the file you’ll need to recover data, then click on the Download button, and then in the pop-up, select the type of files you want to download. After that, scan the iCloud content, and then click on the Scan button to begin. This process may take a few minutes. When the scan stops, preview the data in your iCloud backup file (like contacts, messages, photos, etc), then check them individually, and click on the Recover to Computer or Recover to Your Device button to save them on your computer or your device. Contacts, notes, and messages can now be directly recovered to your iOS device if you keep your iOS device connected to your computer via a USB cable during the recovery process.
Dr. Fone: Which systems are supported?
- Supported OS: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP; Mac OS X 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, or 10.6; and iOS 9 and former System requirements: 1GHz (32-bit or 64-bit) CPU, 256MB or more of RAM (1024MB recommended), and 200MB or more free space
Dr. Fone: Which file types can be recovered?
- Supported file types: Contacts, messages, call history, notes, photos, video, calendar, reminders, WhatsApp messages, messenger messages, voice memos, voicemail, Safari’s bookmark, app’s photos, app’s video, and app’s documents
Dr. Fone: Which iOS devices are supported?
- iPhone: iPhone SE, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 4 iPad: All models of iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad Mini, and iPad iPod Touch: iPod Touch 5 and iPod Touch 4
