Recover iPhone Contacts at 3 Ways with iPhone Contacts Recovery

As Apple’s iPhone has become a sought-after handset world, one of most common things that can happen while using the smartphone is that you may lose your contact details by accidental. Jailbreak, iOS upgrade or restoring to factory settings may erase your data, but that doesn’t mean it is gone forever. Each time you connect your iPhone to your PC, iTunes automatically syncs the data in iPhone’s database. As long as you’ve got a backup of your contacts, you can recovery it on your iPhone easily.


iPhone Contact Recovery

iPhone Data Recovery enables you to find the backup file and preview the contacts, SMS, photos, videos, calendar, notes and call history in details, no matter what model of iPhone you are using, iPhone5/4S/4/3GS or the previous versions. You can recover any part of them according to your needs. Download the free version below to have a try, choose the right version for your computer.

Way 1: Recover lost iPhone contacts via iTunes backup files

You’re in luck if you have backed up before you deleted the contacts, just restore from iTunes backup files via iTunes.
Step 1: Configure iTunes so that it doesn’t automatically sync with your iPhone when it is connected to your computer;
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your PC;
Step 3: Open iTunes, right-click on your device and press “Restore from backup…”.

Way 2: Recover Lost Contacts from iPhone directly without backup

Below assorted are step by step guide of how to recover deleted contacts on iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5 and iPhone 5s, before that, you need install and run Data Recovery for iPhone on your Mac.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer and scan
ⅰ. For iPhone 5/4S users
 There is only a "Start Scan" button on the main window. After connecting your iPhone, you only need to click the "Start Scan" button to scan your iPhone. You'll see
this scanning window immediately after clicking the "Start Scan" button.



iPhone contacts recovery

ⅱ. For iPhone 4/3GS users
 After connecting your iPhone to the computer, you need to get into the device's scanning mode before scanning. You can follow the steps below:
 1) Hold your iPhone and click the "Start" button.
 2) Pressing the "Power" and "Home" buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds.
 3) After 10 seconds, release the "Power" button, but keep holding "Home" for another 15 seconds.

Restore iPhone Contacts

Step 2. Preview and select the recover data
When finishing the scan, all found data are displayed in categories, like camera roll, photo stream, photo library, contacts, messages, message attachments, call
history, calendar, notes, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark. You can preview full contents of all of them one by one.


Preview and recover iPhone contacts

It is at your will, if you want to recover all of them, mark them all and click "Recover" to save them on your computer with one click. Note: Data found here includes
deleted data and those still on your iPhone. If you only want back your deleted ones, you can refine the scan result by using the slide button at bottom to only
display deleted items. Mark them and press "Recover" button to get them back.

Way 3: Recover iPhone Contacts from iCloud Backup File

If you fail to find the contacts from your iPhone and the iTunes backup file, here is the third way: Recover from your iCloud backup. However, be aware that restoring from an earlier backup will revert to all data and settings on your phone to those contained in the backup. Thus don't backup your device with iCloud as long as you find data loss.

Step 1 Choose the Recovery Mode and Sign in your iCloud
Before choosing the recovery mode of Recover from iCloud Backup Files on the top, run the iOS Data Recovery. Then you'll get the following scene.



Recover iPhone contacts from iCloud backup

Step 2 Download and Scan your iCloud Backup
After you sign in iCloud, the program will show you all your iCloud backup files. Choose data and click on the Download button to download.
 Now you can see the iCloud content. Click on the Scan button to analyze iCloud backup. Please wait for a while.


Download and Scan your iCloud Backup Files

Step 3 Preview and Recover Contacts from the iCloud Backup
 After the scan, you can check almost all data in your iCloud backup. Then you choose the item you want and click on the Recover button to save them on your PC.


Preview and Recover Contacts from the iCloud Backup

Note: You can return the home screen to remove the downloaded iCloud backup data from your PC before exit. Then logout your iCloud account.

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