How to Recover Data From Dead iPhone

Your iPhone may be dead due to various reasons such as jailbreak failure, system crashes, or water damage, which can cause data loss. However, if you can boot up and unlock your device or had it previously "trusted" on a computer, you may still recover your lost data. If not, you can try retrieving part of your data from iCloud. For more information, check out our guide.

Part 1. Recover Data from a Dead iPhone with an iPhone Recovery Tool

If you've trusted your device to a computer, you can recover data using a recovery tool or iTunes/iCloud, but using an iPhone recovery tool is more advisable. This is because recovery tools offer a more reliable and efficient way to get your data back from a dead iPhone, compared to relying on iTunes or iCloud.

• Most recovery tools support reviewing your data before recovering it.
• Some recovery tools allow you to recover only the data you want, selectively.
• Most of these tools won't overwrite your original iPhone data.

A powerful recovery tool can do more than just restore a device to its previous state. For instance, Qiling MobiSaver, a professional iPhone recovery tool, can not only restore a device to its previous state but also recover data from the device directly or from iTunes/iCloud backup selectively, including various types of data such as photos, messages, videos, contacts, and more.

The software has many impressive features, including being safe and clean, easy to use, fast recovery speed, and a high success rate of recovery.

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Step 1. Choose the Recovery Mode

Connect your iPhone to your PC, launch Qiling MobiSaver, choose the recovery mode "Recover from iOS Device", and click "Start" to proceed.

Step 2. Scan iPhone and Find Lost Data

Qiling MobiSaver will automatically scan your iPhone and find both present and lost data for you.

Step 3. Preview and Restore iPhone Data

You can recover lost data such as photos, videos, contacts, SMS, notes, voice mails, or other files from your iPhone by selecting the desired data, clicking "Recover", and saving it to another location.

Part 2. Recover Data from a Dead iPhone with iTunes

If you've synced your iPhone with your computer and established a trusted relationship, you can recover most data and settings from iTunes, but this will erase your existing iPhone data. Otherwise, use the method from Part 1.

Step 1. To connect a new iPhone or a newly erased iPhone to a computer and open iTunes, simply plug the iPhone into the computer using a USB cable, and then launch iTunes on the computer. This will allow the iPhone to be recognized by iTunes, and you can then proceed with the setup process.

Step 2. The device icon is at the top left of the iTunes screen. Clicking it will show you the devices that are currently connected to your iTunes account, including your iPhone.

Step 3. Click "Summary."

Step 4. To restore a backup in iTunes, click on the "Restore Backup..." button in the right pane of the iTunes window.

Part 3. Recover Data from a Dead iPhone with iCloud

To recover lost data from your iCloud account, you can restore your iPhone from an available iCloud backup, but this will erase your device and replace it with the backed-up data, so make sure the backup includes the data you want to keep.

If you've known the prerequisites, it's time to follow the below steps to recover data from iCloud.

Step 1. Check if you've made an iCloud backup recently.

• To access your iCloud account on a computer, go to icloud.com and log in with the same Apple ID you used to log in on your iPhone.
• Click your name in the upper-right corner.
• Click "Account Settings."
• Then, you can see all backups you made in iCloud.

Step 2. To prepare a brand new iPhone or an existing iPhone with all data erased for use, follow these steps: erase all data from the iPhone by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. This will completely wipe the device, restoring it to its factory settings. If you're unsure about how to erase data, this process will guide you through it.

• Go to the Settings.
• Tap "General" > "Reset" > "Erase all Content and Settings."

Step 3. Restore data from iCloud.

• Follow its on-"Welcome to iPhone setup. To begin, choose your language and country or region.
• When you reach the "Set up your iPhone" screen, choose the option to "Restore from iCloud Backup".
• Sign in with your Apple ID.
• Choose the correct backup that contains the data you want.

Part 4. Recover Data from a Dead iPhone via iCloud.com

If you've never trusted your computer before or your iPhone has been completely damaged, you're out of luck. In this case, you can only retrieve photos, contacts, calendars, and safari bookmarks from iCloud.com, but there are two prerequisites to use this method.

• You've previously enabled the iCloud backup feature for photos and contacts.
• You can also receive your verification code on another trusted iOS device you have, such as an iPad or an iPhone. This can be a convenient option if you're unable to receive the code on your primary device.

If everything goes smoothly, follow the steps below to recover your data from iCloud. Your data will be available in iCloud within 24 hours of your device being erased.

Step 1. Go toiCloud.comin any web browser.

Step 2. Click on"Settings."

Step 3. Under the Advanced section, click on"Restore Files."

Step 4. What data would you like to recover? Please select the relevant box.

Step 5. Click "Restore Files."

Note: Within 30 days of deletion, you can recover the deleted data.

Conclusion

To prevent data loss from happening again, it's recommended to have an iPhone data recovery tool like Qiling MobiSaver installed on your computer. This way, you can recover any wiped, deleted, or lost data whenever you want, and the methods introduced in this guide can also help you get the deleted or lost data back to you. Data loss can occur anytime and anywhere.

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