Q: I’ve accidentally delete contacts on my iPhone 7 plus and some are the contacts are very important, and I forget to back up them. What should I do to get them back? I need it urgently. Any help will be appreciated.
Above is one of the most urgent requests that we have received from customers. Actually plenty of reasons may cause losing contacts on iPhone 7 plus, such as iOS update, accidentally deleted (like the user above), iPhone damage and so on. You might feel depressed when your contacts get deleted, especially the important one, but no need to worry. We got methods to help you to get back the deleted contacts from iPhone 7 (with or without backup). iFonebox – this powerful recovery tool allows you to retrieve deleted contacts from iPhone 7 plus. Keep reading.
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To recover lost contacts from iphone 7 plus (with or without backup), all we need it to download the user-friendly data recovery tool – iFonebox. Main features as below:
- Data recovery tools that allows you to recover as many as 16 types of data from iOS device, such as notes, reminders, contacts, wechat contacts, whatsapps attachment etc.
- Supports extract and restore data from iTunes and iCloud backup files selectively.
- Recover lost data when iPhone screen broken, stuck on Apple logo, water damaged, factory reset etc.
Firstly, download iFonebox on your computer. iFonebox is supporting Windows and Mac version.
How to retrieve deleted contacts from iPhone 7 plus?
Method 1: Recover deleted contacts from iOS device
Step 1: Run the software and connect your device
When you got no backup files for your deleted Contacts, you still can retrieve your deleted contacts by tapping “Recover from iOS device” as your recovery mode after you run the software. Connect your phone via USB cable, if it is the first time to connect your iPhone to PC, you need to choose Trust the computer on your iPhone screen. Next, click “Start” to begin.
Step 2: Scan your iPhone 7 Plus
Select “Contacts” under “Text Data” column and then start scanning.
Step 3: Preview and Recover
Preview and select the contacts you want to recover either “Recover to PC” or “Recover to device”.
Method 2: Retrieve lost contacts from iTunes backup
Step 1: Run the software and scan your backup files
Launch iFonebox and connect your phone via USB cable. Select “Recover from iTunes backup File” on the interface of iFonebox, and you will see your itunes backup files. Click start scan. PS: Please click “select more” if you do not found your backup file on the interface.
Step 2: Scan your iTunes backup files
Select “Contacts” under “Text Data” column and then start scanning. Preview and select the contacts you want to recover either “Recover to PC” or “Recover to device”.
Step 3: Preview and Recover contacts
Preview and select the contacts you want to recover either “Recover to PC” or “Recover to device”.
Methods 3: Get back deleted contacts from iCloud backup
Step 1: Install, launch the software and sign in iCloud.
Launch iFonebox and connect your phone via USB cable. Select “Recover from iCloud backup” as the recovery mode on the interface of iFonebox. Please log in your apple ID and password before proceed to next step.
Step 2: Download the iCloud Backup files
Select the backup files you want to recover and then click “Download”.
Step 3: Extract and scan iCloud Backup
You may only select “Contacts” to download during this recovery to shorten the download time. Next, select “Contacts” item from downloaded backup files and click start scan.
Step 4: Preview and Restore contacts
Preview and select the contacts you want to recover either “Recover to PC” or “Recover to device”.
It is actually easy and simple to help you to get back lost contacts from iPhone 7 Plus by using iFonebox.