Troubleshooting Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery: Tips for Successful Restores

Recover Deleted Files with Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery: A Step-by-Step Guide

Overview

Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a desktop tool (Windows/macOS) that retrieves deleted data from an iPhone/iPad/iPod or from iTunes/iCloud backups. It supports photos, videos, messages, contacts, WhatsApp/Viber data, notes, call logs, voice memos and more.

Before you start

• Stop using the iPhone to avoid overwriting deleted data.
• Install the latest iTunes (required on Windows) and Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer.
• Have your Apple ID credentials if you plan to recover from iCloud.

Step-by-step

1. Install and launch the program on your computer.
2. Choose a recovery mode:
   • Recover from iOS Device (scan the phone directly), or
   • Recover from iTunes Backup (select an existing local backup), or
   • Recover from iCloud Backup (sign in and download a backup).
3. Select the file types to recover (photos, messages, contacts, etc.) — uncheck types you don’t need to speed scanning.
4. Connect your iPhone to the computer (USB) if using “Recover from iOS Device” and click Next.
5. Click Scan to let the app search for deleted and existing files (scanning time varies by device/storage).
6. Preview scan results organized by category; use filters or search to find specific items.
7. Tick the items you want and click Recover to export them to your computer (text can be saved as readable formats; media saved to folders).
8. Open the exported folder and use the included index.html (if provided) to view or print recovered text data.

Tips & limitations

• Recover sooner — overwritten data cannot be retrieved.
• iCloud recovery requires your Apple ID and may need two-factor authentication.
• Restoring full iCloud/iTunes backups to a device will overwrite current data; Gihosoft lets you extract selectively to the computer.
• Some files (heavily overwritten or encrypted backups without the password) may be unrecoverable.

Quick comparison (modes)

If you want, I can provide a short checklist for your specific iPhone model and iOS version.