3 Steps to Recover Deleted iTunes Backup

Important: If you delete or lose your iTunes backup, stop using your device. Then get help from the solutions on this page.

How to recover lost or deleted iTunes backups?

"Have you ever accidentally deleted your iPhone backup from iTunes? Do you know how to recover the lost iTunes backup?"

Around six months ago, I created an iTunes backup that contained all of my photos and videos. Last Friday, I ran a massive cleanup on my computer and accidentally deleted my iTunes backup. I couldn't find it in the trash either. So, if you know how to restore my iTunes backup, please help me out."

When you accidentally delete an iTunes backup from your computer, you risk losing important data like photos, videos, contacts, and messages that were stored in it.

To help you recover your lost iPhone data, we recommend that you follow the step-by-step guide in the next section to get prepared.

Preparations

As we know, iOS users can use iTunes to sync their iPhone, iPad, or iPod and create backups of important data – such as years' worth of files, notes, photos, videos, texts, and contact information for all friends and family.

There are times when you might accidentally delete one or more of your iTunes backups. If that happens, stay calm and follow the preparatory steps outlined here to restore the lost iTunes backup:

1. Download the tool - Data Recovery Wizard Professional to assist you.

With the tool Data Recovery Wizard, you can scan specific folders or locations on your Windows PC to find deleted or lost iTunes backups in just three steps.

• Supports: Restores files from Windows 10/8/7, Vista, and XP computers. • Scans: Looks for lost iTunes backups on Windows hard drives.

2. Locate the iTunes backup on your computer

Usually, iTunes backups are saved to a specific location on a Windows computer. You can find the folder where iTunes backup files are stored by following this path:

This is a path in the Windows operating system that points to the folder where iTunes stores backups of Apple devices.

Now, you can proceed to the next part and follow the step-by-step tutorial to effectively restore deleted or lost iTunes backup files.

Restore Deleted iTunes Backup

With the help of a file recovery tool – Data Recovery Wizard, you can select a specific folder and scan it to look for missing files. In case of a deleted iTunes backup, you can use this feature to quickly locate the iTunes backup folder by following the storage path mentioned under the “Prepare” section.

And then retrieve your lost iTunes backup file by following these steps:

Step 1: Run the Tool – Data Recovery Wizard. Under “Select Location,” choose “Select Folder.” Browse and select the location of the lost folder, then click “OK” to begin scanning.

Select the folder to scan

Step 2: You can search for the folder, or use the Filter function to look for a specific type of file within the folder.

Select the files to recover

Step 3: You can preview the recovered folders. Thereafter, click “Recover” and choose a new secure location on your computer to save the recovered data.

Notice that the most important part of an iTunes backup is a file saved with the .plist extension.

Conclusions

Once the process is complete, you can restore this file and save it back to the default location on your computer where you saved the iTunes backup. From there, you can open iTunes and view and check the recovered files that were created from the iTunes backup. You can even restore them back to your iPhone via iTunes and continue using the files.

Moreover, if you accidentally delete any data from your iPhone, you can use an iPhone Data Recovery tool to scan your device and restore lost files directly from an iTunes backup.