How to Recover iPhone/iPad files after iOS Jailbreak

Summary: Many iPhone/iPad users will choose to jailbreak their iOS devices in order to better experience more functions. But one thing to note is that not everyone is going to jailbreak. Some iPhone/iPad users have some accidents during the jialbreak process, causing the loss of the files and data.So this article will teach you how to recover iPhone / iPad files after IOS jailbreak.

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With the new iOS release, many iPhone and iPad users will choose to jailbreak their devices and have more capabilities. When you jialbreak iPhone/iPad, you may lose important documents and other data, including contacts, news, photos, videos, music and so on. This is a really annoying problem.

Solution 1: Recover Data from iTunes Backup after Jailbreak

Solution 2: Restore Data from iCloud Backup after Jailbreak

Solution 3: Retrieve Data from iPhone Directly after Jailbreak

Part 1. How to Restore iPhone Data from iTunes Backup after Jailbreak

If you have some experience or know enough about jailbreaking, you will probably sync and back up your iPhone data to iTunes before jailbreak. In this case, you can extract iPhone lost data from iTunes backup after data loss.

Step 1: Open the newest installed iTunes on your computer and connect the iPhone with a USB cable. If required, you will have to enter screen passcode on iPhone or click "Trust" option to trust computer;

Step 2: Click on the iPhone device symbol that iTunes has identified and next go to "Summary" - "Backups" - "Restore Backup...". Or you can lead yourself to the menu bar to find "File" > "Devices" > "Restore from Backup...";

Step 3: Make a decision to choose the most related iTunes backup and further confirm "Restore" operation. Keep your iPhone connected all the time until the restoration process gets over.

Part 2. How to Restore iPhone Data from iCloud Backup after Jailbreak

Another similar possibility is that you also created an iCloud backup to sync all iPhone data before jailbreak. If so, take some energy to learn how as below:

Step 1: After jailbreak, open your iPhone to set up iPhone and stay in "Apps & Data" screen. The one who has set up iPhone already should "Erase all content and settings" first and then follow guides to reach "Apps & Data";

Step 2: Go on to click on "Restore from iCloud Backup" > sign in iCloud account > choose one specific iCloud backup;

Step 3: Follow the prompt to restore your iPhone apps, purchases and backup data. Ensure your WIFI is connected and wait until the whole iCloud restoration process comes to end.

Part 3. How to Restore iPhone Data after Jailbreak without Backups

When it comes to this situation, how do you solve it? If you have backup data in iTunes or iCloud, you can recover from the backup data. However, it will clear the settings and content on the iPhone/iPad after recovery. If you use iPhone data recovery software, you can easily retrieve any type of file and data without a backup. It is a powerful software that can help you easily extract/recover lost files and data from iPhone/iPad after jailbreak, including contacts, photos, SMS, videos, music,WhatsApp message,app data and so on.Free download and install iPhone data to recover below your PC or Mac. This free trial version allows you to extract and preview all the details of the iPhone content.
    

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.