Introduction: How to Use Jihosoft IPhone Data Recovery for Mac and Windows

Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery, once called Jihosoft Mobile Recovery for iOS (the old version), has recently made remarkable improvements in recovering lost data or files from iPhone, iPad, iPod. This time, Jihosoft also announced the iPhone Data Recovery for Mac users.

If you have no idea about how to recover deleted text messages, iMessages, photos, contacts, videos, WhatsApp or other app files from iPhone, if you want to view the individual file from iTunes or iCloud backup, or even if you want to print out important text data from your iPhone, Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery software is your best choice to get back deleted or lost files and solve various problems of iOS data Recovery.

Why you need Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery

Sometimes bad things happen to data when you are using iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. If you encounter and get hit by one of the following scenarios, Jihosoft is always ready to help you:

  • Accidentally deleted data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod;
  • Operating system is stuck;
  • iOS devices get locked/dead/broken/water damaged;
  • The data got lost due to iOS update, jailbreak, factory reset;
  • iOS devices are stolen or lost.

Key features of iPhone Data Recovery
1. Large compatible scope of iOS devices: iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS; iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad mini, iPad with Retina display, the new iPad, iPad 2, iPad 1; iPod touch 4, iPod touch 5

2. Support to recover more than 20 types of data: Text content: Text Messages, iMessages, Contacts, Call History, Calendar, Notes, WhatsApp chats, Viber chats, Reminders, Safari Bookmark, App Documents Media content: Camera Roll, Photo Library, Photo Stream, Message attachments, Voice memos, Voicemail, WhatsApp attachments, Viber attachments, App Photos, App Videos

3. Three recovery modes and free to preview functions: This program will deeply scan and analyze for the entire data from your device, iTunes backup or iCloud backup (Recovering from iCloud Backup File is coming soon); Before you choose to recover data, you are allowed to take a full preview of the scanning results for free. That is to say, you can check each photo, messages and all other files one by one.

Steps to Use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery for Mac and Windows

Step 1: Download & Run Jihosoft IPhone Data Recovery on Mac or Win

After installing Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery for Mac or Windows on Computer, launch it. The “Select All” option is checked by default; You can also uncheck the option and select a single or several specific file types you want to recover. Then click “Next” button to get started.

Step 2: Connect IOS Devices to Mac or Windows Computer

Plug your iDevice in to Mac with USB cable. Jihosoft iPhone Recovery will automatically detects your iOS device and the matching iTunes backup file if you have backed up iPhone, iPad, iPod before.

Note: Please turn on the Airplane Mode and stop using your device in case that any newly generated or received data overwrites the deleted data files.

Step 3: Scan the Device/iTunes Backup for Deleted or Lost Data

Click “Start Scan” button to continue, and the tool will scan and analyze the connected iPhone/iPad/iPod or iTunes back file existing on Windows or Apple computer.

Step 4: Preview and Recover Data From IOS Device/iTunes Backup

After scanning, all recoverable files will be listed in categories. You can preview and select the files you need. Finally, click the “Recover” button and export data to Mac.

Step 5: Restore Data From ICloud Backup

Another option is to restore data from iCloud backup (coming soon).

  • Sign in to iCloud Account
  • Download iCloud Backup to Find Lost Data
  • Preview and Recover Data from iCloud Backup