How to Recover Data from iTunes Backup with Ease
iTunes backup files are important when you need to transfer your information to a new iOS device or try to recover data like messages or photos that have been accidentally deleted. From your Mac or PC, you can make a backup of your device in iTunes. An iTunes backup includes nearly all of your device’s data and settings. However, an iTunes backup doesn’t include content from the iTunes and App Stores, PDFs downloaded directly to iBooks, content synced from iTunes such as imported MP3s or videos, photos already stored in the cloud such as My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Library, Touch ID settings, Apple Pay information and settings…
It would help a great deal to recover lost iPhone data if you have several iTunes backups available. Even if you don’t want to restore you iPhone to a previous state, you can also directly extract photos, messages, contacts and other useful information from an iTunes backup with professional iTunes extracting software. If you haven’t already backed up your iPhone, follow this tutorial and secure your information.
How to Back Up Your iPhone in iTunes
- Install the latest version of iTunes if you don’t have it. Launch iTunes and connect your device to your computer. If a message asks to Trust This Computer, follow the onscreen steps and click Trust.
- Select your iPhone when it appears in iTunes. On the left panel, select Summary and go to the Backups section. Check This computer so that a full backup will be created and stored on your local drive. This is the recommended option if you want to recover data or extract files from an iTunes backup using iPhone data recovery software.
- If you want to save Health and Activity data from your iPhone, you need to encrypt your backup. Select the box called Encrypt iPhone backup and create a password that you can remember. If you don’t need to save your Health and Activity data, you can make a backup that isn’t encrypted. Leave the Encrypt iPhone backup box unchecked and click Back Up Now. The backup process may take a while depending on the size of your iPhone contents. When it is done, you will have yourself an iTunes backup file which you could turn to when the need arises.
How to Recover/Extract Files from iTunes Backups
If you have your iTunes backups available, you can easily recover the deleted files from iTunes backups. By default, to restore with iTunes backups means that you have to revert your iPhone to a previous state. However, with H Data iPhone Recovery, you can preview and extract the information directly from your iTunes backup files. Here is how we can do it:
Step 1. Free download H Data iPhone Recovery and install it on your computer.
Step 2. Connect iPhone to computer, select View and Restore Files from iTunes Backups. Choose an iTunes backup file and click SCAN.
If you can’t access your iPhone for the moment, you can also click Browse for iTunes Backups to manually select an iTunes backup file. This is why we recommended in the previous part to created the backup file on This computer.
Step 3. When the scanning process is done, you will be able to see all the recoverable files neatly categorized. H Data iPhone Recover can recover contacts, messages, WeChat conversations, reminders, notes, Safari history and more. Click on the categories on the left and freely check for details. If you want any of these files to be extracted to your computer, simply select them and click on the Export Selected Records.
