How to Recover Photos from iPhone with/without Backup

Do you know the iPhone how to store large amounts of data? Perhaps not everyone know that the iPhone uses NAND flash memory to store large amounts of data, it is not the SSD, all the files will be stored in the NAND flash memory.

NAND flash memory with a number of interesting properties. They can be programmed to only a limited amount of time to become unreliable. This is called a write endurance, or program erase cycle, which is why Apple does not choose SSD for their devices. So, when you connect your iPhone device, computer, this SSD recovery tools will not recognize the iPhone device, it is impossible to recover a lost iPhone or backup data. MacBook also did not use solid state drive, which has soldered onto the motherboard of the solid-state storage (flash memory), if you want to restore your iPhone photos or other files, you must use a professional iPhone data recovery software.

Part 1. Restore Deleted Photos from an iTunes Backup

iTunes will back up your data every time you sync your iPhone with it. As long as you sync your iPhone with iTunes regularly, there is a large chance that you can recover deleted photos from iPhone for free via iTunes' last backup file. Check out the instructions below.

Step 1: Connect your iOS device with the computer which you have synced your data on;

Step 2: Run your iTunes. Click the iPhone icon, and choose "Restore Backup" from the Summary tab. You need to pick an iTunes backup if you have more than one backup and then confirm it by clicking "Restore".

Step 3: iTunes will start to restore the backup back to your iPhone. A few minutes later, you can check your iPhone to find the photos you deleted.

Note: You may lose part of the data if the iTunes backup is not up to date as iTunes backup will overwrite existing data on the device. To avoid this, you can try iPhone Data Recovery to restore from iTunes backup.

Part 2. Restore Deleted Photos from an iCloud Backup

If you have turned on iCloud Backup function from Settings > iCloud > iCloud Backup, then your iPhone can be backed up to iCloud automatically when your iPhone is plugged in, locked and connected with Wi-Fi. Probably you deleted photos are in iCloud backup and you can restore them as below.

Step 1: Go to Settings > General > Reset on your iPhone, then choose "Erase All Content and Settings".

Step 2: From the apps Apps & Data interface, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup", then log in your iCloud account.

Step 3: Select an iCloud backup which includes the deleted iPhone photos from available backups in iCloud.

Step 4: Follow the prompts to set up your iPhone as a new device.

Note: Similarly, iCloud restore will erase the data you haven't backed up yet. As the alternative solution, you might as well try iPhone Data Recovery to restore from iCloud backup.

Part 3. Restore Deleted Photos from iPhone Via iPhone Data Recovery

iPhone Data Recovery is professional data recovery tool that can help you recover iPhone photo directly without backup iTunes,or restore lost photos (camera roll, photo library) from iTunes backup files.No matter you deleted your important photos by mistake,or other reasons,you can use this iOS Data Recovery tool to get all photos back.iPhone Data Recovery works well with iPhone 12/11/XS/XR/X/8(Plus)/7(Plus)/6S(Plus)/6/5s. It not only can recover photos,but also supports restore Video, Messages, Contacts, Call History, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Safari Bookmark and more directly from iPhone.

Download the free trial version below to scan and preview lost photos before you recover them.
   

Step 1. Run the Program and Connect iOS devices to PC

Download the ios data recovery and install it on your computer. Then connect the iPhone/iPad/iPod device to PC.

Step 2. Select the File to Recover

Connect your iOS device to computer. Enter scan mode following the instruction. After scanning, all the files in your device will be shown and classified into categories. Find the file you want to recover under specific category.
The iOS Data Recovery supports 20+ data types, including WhatsApp, WeChat, Kik, photos, messages, contacts, notes and more.

Step 3. Select Destination and start to Recover

Click "…" button and select the file folder to save the recovered data. All preparations been done, you can start the recovery immediately by clicking "Recover".

Recover Lost/Deleted Photos and Videos on iOS Devices

Click "Camera Roll", "Photo Stream" and "Picture Library" in the left column to preview found images. Check those items you want and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

Recover Deleted/Lost Contacts from iPhone Directly

Select "Contacts" in the left panel and your contacts list will be displayed in the right panel. You can choose one item to see the detailed information. The lost/deleted contacts will be displayed in red. You can turn on toggle switch to only display the deleted item(s). Check the lost/deleted items you want to recover, select CSV, HTML or VCF format you want to save your contacts list as, and then click "Recover" button to start the process.

Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone without Backup

After the scan process is finished. The scan result will list in the left sidebar grouped by file types. Click "Messages" item from the sidebar to preview details. Check those lost and deleted text messages you want to get back and click "Recover" button to save these lost messages on your computer as CSV, HTML format.

Tip: Check "Only display deleted item", only deleted or lost files will be displayed. This helps you quickly find the target file.