How to Recover Lost Data from iOS Device after Restoring to Factory Settings – iSkysoft Toolbox for iOS

When the data gets deleted from your iPhone, it is not gone forever instantly, but only becomes invisible and can be overwritten by any new data. When it comes to restoring an iPhone to factory settings, the data is overwritten during the restoring. Frankly speaking, it is impossible to recover data directly from your factory reset iPhone. Those who claim that they can recover data directly from iPhone after a factory reset are scammers. But do not lose faith, you can still recover your lost data with a dynamic tool called iSkysoft Toolbox for iOS. We have discussed 2 simple solutions to retrieve lost data from iPhone with iSkysoft Toolbox for iOS in this article.

2 Solutions to Retrieve lost data from iPhone with iSkysoft Toolbox for iOS

iSkysoft Toolbox for iOS is an iPhone data retrieval program designed for retrieving files that have been lost while factory-resetting an iPhone, as well as other iOS devices like iPod touch and iPad. The key features of this powerful tool include recovering data from iOS device directly, recovering data from iTunes backup, recovering data from iCloud backup, highly supporting iOS 10 and the latest iPhone 7.

This data retriever can run on both Mac OS and Windows, to recover files from iCloud, iTunes, in addition to iOS devices.

Solution 1 – Recover Data from iTunes Backup

Step 1. Select “Recover from iTunes Backup file”

There is a chance to recover files from iTunes backup file if you had backed up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch already to iTunes before it got lost. To do so, launch iSkysoft Toolbox – iOS Data Recovery, click “Recover from iTunes Backup file”.

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Step 2. Choose iTunes Backup File to Scan

Naturally, all the iTunes backup files will be automatically detected and displayed in the chart. Select the one that contains the data you want and click “Start Scan”, waiting for the software to extract the iTunes backup file for you.

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Step 3. Preview and Recover Data from iTunes Backup File

On the result page, you can see the iTunes backup file being extracted and displayed in categories. You can click the corresponding data to preview it before heading to the next step. After then, select the ones you want and click “Export to Mac”. The data will be saved to your computer again by default. You can connect your iOS device with your computer if you are recovering contacts, text messages and notes via a USB cable beforehand, then restore them to your device again.

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Solution 2: Recover Data from iCloud Backup

Step 1. Choose “Recover from iCloud Backup file”

Not forgetting that this way only works if you had backed up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to iCloud before you lost the needed data. Launch iSkysoft Toolbox- iOS Data Recovery and tap “Recover from iCloud Backup file”.

Step 2. Sign in iCloud

You have to Sign in to iCloud with your iCloud account information. Always keep in mind that the software does not collect your personal information in any case.

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Step 3. Download iCloud Backup File

The iCloud backup files will be detected and displayed in the main window once you logged into your iCloud account. You can choose the one you want to recover data from and click the “Download” button.

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In the next window, you will be asked to choose the file types to download. It will shorten the download time for downloading target file types compared with download all files. After the download, click “Next”.

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Step 4. Preview and Recover Data from iCloud Backup File

All data displayed in categories can be seen after the scan process. After that, you can choose any data to preview before performing the recovery process.

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Tips Before iPhone Factory Reset:

It is extremely necessary to consider few things before hard resetting your iPhone as this mechanism cleans up all your data, user settings, applications and whatsoever is stored in the device and some data cannot be recovered.

1. Create a backup of important files on your iPhone: This is one of the most important checklists which you would have to follow before hard resetting your iPhone. You can use the iSkysoft Toolbox – iOS Data Backup & Restore to Back up iPhone contacts, messages, documents if any, settings, music, photos, videos and other data stored on your iPhone, it would be most useful after you hard reset the smartphone.
2. Prepare a list of apps used frequently: It is advisable to look at preparing a list of must have and frequently used applications before hard resetting iPhone. You can sign in to your App Store and re-download all the purchased Apps when your iPhone works normally again.
3. Create a backup of user settings on your iPhone: You can store Wi-Fi passwords, browser bookmarks and any banking apps installed on iPhone using the settings, save and reset options in iPhone.
4. Check for application licences if any: It is suggested to view at taking a note of any third party applications installed in your iPhone possessing licences or serial numbers if any. This is essential to avoid paying repeatedly while installing those important applications.
5. Check for snippets and plugins: It is important to create a backup of important plugins, snippets and widgets of your precious applications installed on iPhone.
6. Remove the iTunes authorization: It is also important to remove the iTunes authorization before hard reset of your iPhone. It will result in a trouble free reauthorization on a fresh factory setting iPhone using the Apple ID.

Summary:

With this powerful and efficient iPhone data recovery software, you can easily recover photos after a factory reset, as well as videos, music, text messages, call logs, contacts, WhatsApp and Viber messages & attachments, etc.