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Wendy · 1 year ago

Hi, is there a windows based tutorial? I am running windows vista and need to locate my old iphone restore data from about 3 days ago...

Don · 1 year ago

my 2.0 2G iphone has just crashed bcoz i installed the wrong version of mobile installaion
after that i upgraded it to 2.2
but in my contacts rite now only names that appear, each name lost its phone number.
any advice?
im using windows xp home

mb · 1 year ago

how do i download it?!

menoob · 1 year ago

Click on the links (those in blue).

Laura · 1 year ago

When I try to use DiskAid the "Roots Folder" option is grayed and won't let me choose it. Any idea on how I can fix that?

iPhonebreaker · 6 months ago

You have to have a jailbroken iphone to view or edit the root partion, it is quite simple to jailbreak by simply using the quick pwn application that you can down load from the iphone dev team blog website, google it.

Simon · 1 year ago

Any guidance on how to recover older backed up iPhone files? (Do the older backup files even exist in an usable format?)

John Schneider · 12 months ago

Just tried this, but it won't work. The reason you can't get to the Root folder is that you have to have a jailbroken iPhone. No mention of that in this article.

menoob · 12 months ago

You're right John, thanks.

I just did a quick check on the DiskAid's developer site and it does mention:

"To access to the entire filesystem of you device, you need a jailbroken device. If not, only "DiskAid Folder" and "Media Folder" are available."

You do need a jailbroken phone to access the Root Folder with DiskAid.

Wiest · 11 months ago

my itunes says there is a backup form dec 27th, which has all my contacts, but with this app to extract it shows a dec 31st one, one i fucked up and lost lal my contact on.
is there another wya to select another backup?
PLEASE email me
kingofthedeltablues@hotmail.com

dumas · 11 months ago

I can't Get the Iphone backup Extractor to open. It just opens, then closes.

lindsey · 11 months ago

i can't get it open either... I need to get photos from my old iphone to my new one and I don't have my old computer where these are saved. help please!

Rob · 11 months ago

Worked great, thanks!

Linda Magid · 10 months ago

It all worked but now I can't read the notes. Am I supposed to be able to open them on my computer? The only file in the Notes folder is coded .db. I don't know what that is.

Thanks for the support.

kwekuananse · 9 months ago

after step 2 I only find "iPhone OS Files" in the list. I am looking to restore my 3,500 contacts that got lost when I synced with iTunes to get my contacts from my phone to my Mac Air.

kevin · 8 months ago

So there is no other way to recover Text messages WITHOUT a backup from your computer?

Syed Bilal Javaid · 8 months ago

Perfect software to recover you iphone. I owe you guyz.

mike · 8 months ago

Is there any way to recover a "deleted by accident" note still on the iphone that hasn't yet been sync'd? New note would not be there as it was created after last sync.

Tirupati · 8 months ago

I Need a Windows based equivalent for iPhone Backup Extractor

Anyone HELP please

devilddn@yahoo.com

vlad · 8 months ago

i ve downloaded iphone back up extractor but won't open. ive tried but i cannot opened this application . i use tiger on macbook pro 2.4 ghz. what can i do ? thx

red · 8 months ago

hi. im red my pc content was wiped out including all my pc info. now i have song, movie, and pic files on my iphone how do i retrieve it back? im using vista pro?

ZAVOSH · 7 months ago

hi, I lost all my contacts in my iphone after downloading 2 applications. it was the first time i connected the iphone to the computer and therefore didnt have backups but i'm sure everything is in the phone. I had 1000s if conatcts and need to get them back. Any help or advise is badly needed. PLEASE

Ana · 7 months ago

HI, this post is extremely useful. I dont think I have ever come across such a clear, suitable for girls explanation of how to handle all the technological hiccups!

I'm trying to recover the contacts i lost when restoring my iphone by accident. In your post you do a very clear step-by-step description of how to recover notes. Could you send me the instructions on how to recover contacts? (starting from step 8 or 9, i guess). I would REALLY appreciate if you could let me know what to do next to save my contacts. Thank you very much in advance!!

Ana · 7 months ago

Adding to yesterday: the determination to recover the contacts is so great that i'm actually spending hours trying to figure this thing out. but cannot find where the contacts are stored in the root file. PLEASE HELP?!?!?!!!!!!!

BrianK · 7 months ago

Worked like a champ. Thanks!

Ricardo · 3 months ago

Yes, it works!!
Thanks a lot, very good tutorial! :-)

amek · 2 months ago

I needed to recover the SMS database from previous backup. It was from ipsw version 3.1. Later on I downgraded back to 3.0.1 where I tried to import the db. Couldn't achieve the result I wished for.

thegoatss · 2 months ago

Hey There, i followed the steps to recover my contacts, i click copy to device.. it makes a sond but the contactas are not there ?? im confused,, done it a few times to no luck..

Thanks · 2 months ago

Thanks so much. When I finally switched from 2.1 to 3, everything transferred but Notes. Since I slightly changed in iPhone user name (omitted " 's iPhone"), iPhone Backup Extractor showed two Application Names. The older one contained only "iPhone OS Files," which contained my last backup before upgrading.

Aidan Fitzpatrick · 1 month ago

If you're using Windows you might want to try the iPhone Backup Extractor.

NL · 1 month ago

I don't think this works for my situation, but I'm praying it does - please help. What happens if I have put contacts ONLY on my iPhone, then I sync it with my address book on my iMac (which has no contacts in it) and it overrides and erases all my iPhone contacts. Is there a way to rollback or revert to a pre-sync status for my contacts? HELP!

bitchibon · 2 weeks ago

i just backed up my iphone in itunes. but the prob is, the computer i'm using now is not it's home computer and as we all know, an ipod/iphone can be synced to only one computer. i want to download applications and whatnot but i can't sync without erasing my whole iphone.
by backing up, will i be able to recover the apps and music and photos? does it also recover hacked apps?

victoryx · 2 weeks ago

For PC user, try this one:
http://www.ipodrobot.com/itunes-backup-manager.htm

joshuacombs · 2 weeks ago

i have the 3gs and its jailbroken and unlocked i have cyida and works with t-mobile so thats how i know its jailbroken but when i try to use the root folder still is gray what should i do you can email me. combs16@gmail.com or just tell me on here

Isabel C · 5 days ago

Thank you so much! I just upgraded from my 1st gen iPhone to my new 3GS. Worked like a charm, no troubles. Very nice tutorial!

claudio4556 · 3 days ago

what if you do not have a backup how do you recover contacts?