iPhone Data Recovery – How to Put iPhone in Recovery Mode and Recover Lost/Deleted Data on iPhone

Updated Nov 10,2016 | by Niko

In the following, we will discuss iPhone data recovery issue, and show you how to put iPhone in recovery mode and recover lost/deleted data on iPhone in detail.

Like we mentioned in previous article that backup is necessary and useful, it can always rescue you from iPhone data-losing disaster. Normally, if your iPhone goes wrong, you can connect it to iTunes and restore iPhone from iTunes backup or restore it from iCloud backup over Wi-Fi.

>> Check: How to Restore iPhone from Backup - Restore iPhone from iTunes Backup and iCloud Backup

But in some situations, you will be needing use iPhone recovery mode to deal with iPhone data recovery issue and restore your device. For example,

·         Your iPhone is not recognized by iTunes

·         Your iPhone stuck on Apple logo or endless reboot

You may ask, how to put iPhone in recovery mode?

Before setting your iPhone to recovery mode, make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes. Let’s start, and here’s how to put iPhone in recovery mode.

How to Put iPhone in Recovery Mode

1.       Turn off your iPhone

2.       Connect iPhone to computer (PC/Mac) and open iTunes

3.       Force restart your iPhone and put iPhone in recovery mode (apply to iPhone 6s and earlier models)

·         Press and hold Power button until the Apple logo appears on the screen

·         Do not release the Power button, press and hold Home button immediately until screen turns into black

·         Release Power button and keep holding Home button until iTunes detects  your iPhone in recovery mode (you will see the Connect to iTunes screen)

Note: if you are using iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, then use Volume Down button to replace Home button.

Now you can update or restore your iPhone via iTunes. In this way, iTunes will reinstall iOS without erasing your data. If the download takes over 15 minutes, your iPhone will exit recovery mode. You just let the download finish, and repeat the previous steps to put iPhone in recovery mode again.

Or press Shift (Windows users) or Alt (Mac users) and click “Restore iPhone” to install iOS that you’ve already downloaded to restore your iPhone. After your iPhone has been restored, you are able to set it up and recover from iTunes or iCloud backup.

How to Recover Loss or Deleted Data on iPhone Easily

This is the most common and regular method to resolve iPhone data recovery issue. However, there are some third-party iPhone data recovery tools available in the marketplace to help you recover lost or deleted data on iPhone easily and quickly. For this purpose, we’ll recommend Phone Saver, one of the most advanced iPhone data recovery software.

Phone Saver is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It enables to recover up to 11 types of iOS files from data loss disasters and recover from looping recovery mode with few simple clicks. Moreover, it effectively fixes iPhone stuck on Apple logo issue as well.

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