Wondershare Dr.Fone User Guide

Part 1: Directly recover from iPhone, iPad & iPod touch

Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS allows you to recover deleted contacts, messages, call history, notes, Calendars, reminders and Safari bookmarks from iPhone 6/6Plus/5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS, iPad Air 2/1, iPad mini 3/2 (Retina), iPad mini, iPad with Retina display, The new iPad, iPad 2/1, and iPod touch 5/4. Meanwhile, you can use it to scan camera roll, photo stream, photo library, message attachments and voice memos that exist on your device.

Note: Don't use your device after you lost data from it. Any operation on your device can generate new data, which can overwrite your lost data and make it unrecoverable.

1

Connect your device to the computer

Run the software on your computer, and connect your device (eg. iPhone 4). Then you'll see the window on the right.

Note: If you use an iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1 or iPod touch 4, you can switch to the "Advanced Mode" through the button at the lower-right corner.

2

Scan your device for lost data on it

You can simply click on the "Start Scan" button to get your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch scanned immediately.

Note: For the "Advanced Mode", you can follow the description in the window to get your iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1 and iPod touch 4 scanned deeply.

3

Preview and recover data from your device

The scan will take you some time. Once it's complete, you can see a scan result generated by the program. All data lost and existing on your device are displayed in categories. Choose the menu on the left side and preview the content one by one. You can tick any item you want and save it on your computer by clicking on the "Recover" button.

Note: If you're trying to recover text messages, iMessage, contacts, or notes, when you click Recover, a pop-up will ask: Recover to Computer or Recover to Device. If you want to put these messages back to your iOS device, click Recover to Device.

Part 2: Extract iTunes Backup to Recover Data for All iOS Devices

This data recovery mode lets you recover not only existing data in the backup, but also those data deleted from your device before you made the backup, as long as they were not overwritten.

Note: Don't sync your device with iTunes when you realize that you've lost data, or the iTunes backup file will be updated after the sync, if you want to recover them through this recovery mode.

1

Choose your iTunes backup and scan to extract it

When launching the program, you'll be lead to the Recover from iOS Device mode (the default mode). Switch to "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top of the primary window, and you'll see the window on the right.

Here, all your iTunes backup files of your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch which has ever synced with iTunes on this computer will be automatically found and listed. Select the one you want and click "Start Scan" to extract it.

2

Preview and recover previous data

After a few seconds, all data in the backup file will be extracted and displayed in categories. You can preview them one by one before recovery. Then you can selectively mark and recover those you want by pressing the "Recover" button at the bottom. Now contacts, notes and messages can be directly recovered to your iDevice if you keep your iDevice connected with your computer via a USB cable during the recovery process.

Note: The data displayed in the scan result contains deleted and existing items on your device. To filter out deleted ones, please swipe "Only display the deleted items" to ON.

Part 3: Recover Data from iCloud Backup for Any iOS Device

Haven't found the data from your iOS device and the iTunes backup file? There is the third way: recover from your iCloud backup. It enables you to preview and recover all data in your iCloud backup. Therefore, don't backup your device with iCloud immediately when you find data loss.

1

Choose the recovery mode and Sign in your iCloud

After running Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS, choose the recovery mode of "Recover from iCloud Backup Files" on the top. Then you'll see the window below. Enter your iCloud account and password to login.

Note: Wondeshare takes your privacy seriously. We never keep a record of any your Apple account info or content at any time during your sessions.

2

Download and scan your iCloud backup

When you logged into iCloud, the program can find all iCloud backup files in your account. Choose the one where you're going to recover data and click on the "Download" button. And then in the pop-up, you can choose the type of files you would like to download. This will reduce the time of downloading the iCloud backup file.

After that, you can scan the iCloud content now. Click on the "Scan" button to begin. It will take you some time. Just wait for a moment.

3

Preview and recover whatever you want from the iCloud backup

The scan will be complete in a few minutes. Once it stops, you can preview almost all data in your iCloud backup file, like contacts, messages, photos, and more. Check them one by one and tick the item you want. Then click on the "Recover button" to save them on your computer with one click. Now contacts, messages and notes can be directly recovered to your iDevice if your iDevice is connected with your computer with a USB cable during the recovery process.

Part 4: Repair Operating System for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Wondershare Software newly rolls out the feature "Repair Operating Ssytem" for Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS, making it easy for users to get iPhone, iPad and iPod touch of Recovery Mode, Apple logo, and fix the issues when your iOS device perform abnormally. It can't cause any data loss while repairing the operating system of your iOS device.

Note: after using this function, your iOS device will be updated to the latest iOS version. And if your iOS device is a jailbroken one, then it will be updated to non-jailbroken. If you have unlocked your iOS device before, then it will be re-locked again.

1

Choose the Repair Operating System feature

Click the last tap "Repair Operating System" in the main window of Dr.Fone for iOS. Then connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your computer with its USB cable. When Dr.Fone for iOS detects your iOS device, click Next to continue the process.

2

Download and select firmware

To fix the abnormal operating system, you need to download the firmware for your iOS device first. Dr.Fone for iOS will recognize your iOS device, offering the latest iOS version for you to download. After downloading the firmware for your device, click Next to continue. In the next window, click the "Browse" button to locate the firmware you've downloaded to your computer.

3

Fix the abnormal operating system

Click "Start Fix" at the bottom to let the program to get your iOS device out of recovery mode and Apple logo looping, or get your iOS device to work properly. In a few seconds, it will tell you that your device is restarting to normal mode. The whole process of repairing your iOS device operating system takes you less than 10 minutes