iPhone data recovery

Deleted data

Find the realistic options for deleted iPhone data: recovery folders, existing copies and backups, with clear limits on permanent deletion.

Backups & iCloud

Find and preserve iPhone backups, understand iCloud sync, check encrypted backup passwords and plan a restore without overlooking newer data.

Locked or unavailable

Understand iPhone Unavailable, the supported 72-hour previous-passcode option, existing copies and why an ordinary passcode reset erases data.

After a factory reset

Learn what an iPhone factory reset means for recovery, how erasure affects encryption keys and where to look for surviving backups and copies.

Files & documents

Find missing iPhone documents in Files, iCloud Drive and existing copies, with practical checks before a restore or a recovery assessment.

Photos & videos

Check Recently Deleted, hidden albums, iCloud Photos and existing copies to understand realistic recovery options for missing iPhone photos.

Messages

Find realistic options for deleted iPhone texts and iMessages, including Recently Deleted, Messages in iCloud and suitable existing backups.

Contacts & notes

Trace missing iPhone contacts and notes to the right account, then check recovery folders or iCloud archives before replacing current information.

Water damage

Safe next steps for a wet iPhone: protect local data, check existing copies and decide when a specialist recovery assessment is useful.

Physical damage

Understand recovery options after a broken screen, drop or impact. Preserve original parts, explain your data priorities and choose the next step.

Dead iPhone

A black screen is a symptom, not a verdict on your files. Check existing copies, record what happened and plan an assessment of the original iPhone.

Boot loop

Understand an iPhone stuck on the Apple logo, the difference between Update and Restore, and when preserving local data calls for an assessment.