A great many of Apple users are so crazy about the new iOS 8 system, as the iOS 8 did brings kinds of useful and amazing features to your apple device. However, there is undoubted that many Apple users are encountering problems of data loss after updating their iPhone/iPad/iPod. As I said in my last article a few days ago, Updating IOS 8, Something you Need to Consider, which specially aim to give some warm tips for those who want to update their iDeives.
I have read a thread on Apple Discussion, “After updating iPhone to iOS 8, I lost all of my contacts, text messages and imessages. My iPhone blocked and cannot connect with computer, all backup files is useless for me. Is there any way to extract them from iPhone backup and get them back? ”. It is really a disaster when you failed to update your iPhone and lost your valuable data as well.
If you have available iTunes backup, Yolisoft Free iPhone Backup Extractor is thoroughly enough to get your lost data back. It is a totally free tool to explore, browse, extract and retrieve data from iTunes backup of your iPhone/iPad/ iPod Touch without connecting device to computer. You are allowed to recover and extract photos, videos, text messages, contacts, call history, attachments, whatsapp messages, notes, and so forth.
Step 1, download, install and run the Free iPhone Backup Extractor on your computer. The size of download file is around 15MB which is totally risk-free and green software. After installing the iPhone Backup Extractor, double click the icon, the free tool will automatically scan out all iTunes backup files on your computer, select the one you want to extract files and tap “Next” to the following step.
Step 2, Specify File Types you need to extract from iTunes backup. In this step, you will see all the files type which can be previewed and extracted, including camera roll, photo stream, app photos, app videos, messages, message attachments, contacts, call history, notes, WhatsApp, WhatsApp attachments, reminder, calendar, and Safari bookmark. Check the types you want, or you can select all, then click “Next” to go to the scanning process.
Step 3, Preview and extract files from iTunes backup. After scanning finished, the content of your iTunes backup file will be displayed on the left side of scan result. Meanwhile, it allows you directly print out contacts, messages, WhatsApp messages from iTunes backup. If you want to print out photos, please save it on your computer firstly. Click “Recover” to save and extract the files you need on your computer.
Tip 1: To avoid unnecessary data loss of your iTunes backup, you’d better not sync your iPad/iPhone/iPod with iTunes. Otherwise, the iTunes backup file will probably be updated and overwritten by new data on your device.
Tip 2: The Free iPhone Backup Extractor is designed to extract data from the unlocked iTunes backup. For encrypted iTunes backup files, you need type the password to unlock it at first. Or you can only preview the contents. If by any chance that you forgot the password of iTunes, Yolisoft iTunes Backup Unlocker may be suitable for you in this case.
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Since the iOS 8 update was released on September 17, 2014, many Apple users complained about various problems of this newest Apple operating system which was highly expected by all of us. Apple has already released iOS 8.0.2 update to fix lingering iOS 8.0.1 problems and iOS 8 problems. However, we are still doubted that. There are something you have to consider when updating your Apple device.
---Think about if you will be accustomed to the new operating system?
Are you ready to handle these iOS 8 issues? Like iOS 8 Battery Life Problems,Wi-Fi Issues, Bluetooth Problems, App Issues, Landscape Issues, iMessage Problems, and more. It is common to take a little time to get used to new stuff, but you have options.
---Your Device is Compatible with IOS 8?
You should know that only some of Apple device can be updated to iOS 8 as below:
iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S
iPad 2, iPad with Retina Display, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina Display
iPod touch 5th generation.
As for the old models of Apple device, there are exist controversy that if it is worth to update. But according to some people with experience, it is wise to wait for the optimized version, such as iOS 8.0.1 or iOS 8.0.2.
---Have You Back Up Your Data before Updating?
It is really “dangerous” if you don’t have any backup available before updating iOS. You can back up your iPhone/iPad/iPod with iTunes and iCloud, or using backup App, which is at your choice. Meanwhile, in case of any data loss, you can also save and extract valuable data to your computer. With the help of a Free iTunes Backup Extractor, you can freely extract data from iTunes to computer, which makes your data more safer.
---Have Enough Free Space to Upgrade iOS 8?
Most users may encounter the same problem, don’t have enough space to update. It takes up at least 4.6GB (or more) for OTA updating. Firstly, you have to delete some old and unwanted files. Using iTunes for updating is a simple and common way, which takes up only around 2GB. Simply connect your Apple device with computer, go to your iDevice > Click “Check for Update”.
---What If Data Lost After Updating to IOS 8?
According to a survey, there are more than 20000 people lost data when updating their iDevice, which is absolutely a disaster. In this case, a third-party tool may help you. Yolisoft iPhone Data Recovery is specially design for solving the problem of data loss.
Conclusion:
Though, the iOS 8 gets a slew of bad raps since its release. It is no doubted that Apple attracted enough attention. New staff always comes with new problems. Anyway, are you ready to update your iDevice?
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According to Kroll Ontrack statistics, 29 percent of data is lost as a result of hardware failure and 27 percent is because of human error. Other causes include software errors (7 percent), computer viruses (7 percent) and natural disasters such as floods or fires (3 percent). Data recovery specialist suggest us: keep your data safe, please make a backup for it.
Most people would like take precautions before the digital disasters come. As for Apple users, there are many ways to backup data, such as the most popular and old backup tool, iTunes, iCloud, and other various backup Apps, like CopyTrans and Leawo iTransfer, which is requested extra fee. No matter which way you are using, the most frustrating thing is all data is just temporarily safe, even if you have several backups at the same time. It is hard to 100% avoid data lost.
Take iTunes as an example. Can you image if once your Apple device is damaged and cannot be connected with computer? Whatever reasons block your device for connecting with computer will make the iTunes backup useless. As we all know, the iTunes backup is in a SQLite database format, which is unreadable. In this case, to make your important data double insurance, you can backup the data with not only iTunes but also Apps. Of course, there is an easier way to extract data from iTunes backup without making any payment. Simple download a free iPhone Backup Extractor to extract data from iTunes backup.
Keep your data safe, a backup is not enough. Here are some warm tips:
1, Double preparation, double insurance. Have 2 or more backups for your important data.
2, Know your backup tool, know yourself. Clearly know the basic and special features of the backup tool your are using.
3, Try to use different way to backup your important data. As we discussed above, each tool has it’s uncontrollable aspects.
4, Aim at different data ,make the most appropriate backup, it is a strategy.
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