How to Recover Deleted/Lost Voice Memos with or without Backup

Losing important and useful voice memos from your iPhone can be frustrating, as you'll have to spend time and effort getting them back. If this happens to you, the first thing you should do is check your “Recently Deleted” folder to see if they're there. If they are, get them back. If not, restore from iCloud/iTunes backup. However, the worst-case scenario is that you didn't make any backup before. In this case, you have to resort to some third-party recovery tools like MobiSaver.

Regardless of which situation you're in, you may be able to recover your lost voice memos using one of the following methods. Before you do anything, though, make sure to back up your iPhone.

Solution 1: How to Recover Deleted Voice Memos from the 'Recently Deleted' Folder

If you accidentally delete an important voice memo, check the “Recently Deleted” folder first, which saves items that have been deleted within the last 30 days. During this time, you can recover the deleted item. Here's how.

Step 1: Open the Voice Memos app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on the Recently Deleted folder.

Step 3: Find the voice memos you want to recover.

Step 4. Click “Resume Recording.”

Unfortunately, if you can't find your deleted or lost voice memos from the Recently Deleted album, you'll have to resort to using some third-party tools to get them back. Of course, you can also restore your iPhone from an iTunes or iCloud backup that contains the deleted voice memos. Each of these methods has its pros and cons, which will be detailed in the instructions below.

Solution 1: How to Recover Deleted Voice Memos without Backup

If you didn't back up your Voice Memos previously, or the backup is corrupted, you can use tools like MobiSaver to recover deleted Voice Memos. MobiSaver is an iPhone data recovery tool that offers the following features:

Extract deleted/lost data from your device or iTunes/iCloud backup Preview data before recovery Selectively recover specific data

Currently, it supports over 20 types of iOS data. That also means you can use it to recover iPhone contacts, messages, videos, and more. Download the software to your computer to explore more of its features!

Recover deleted voice memos using the MobiSaver tool:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer

Launch MobiSaver, choose the recovery mode – “Recover from iOS Device” and then click on “Start”. The program will analyze your iPhone.

Step 2: Scan your iPhone and find Voice Memos

Mobisaver will scan your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4 automatically and find the existing data as well as some lost data for you.

Step 3: Preview and Recover Voice Memos

After the scan, the lost data, such as photos, videos, contacts, SMS, memos, social network data, or other files, will be retrieved from your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4. On the left, select the "Voice Memos" option to preview the related lost data. Then choose "Recover to Computer" or "Recover to Device".

Solution 3: How to Retrieve Deleted Voice Memos from iTunes/iCloud Backup

If you have a backup, you can restore your iPhone from an iTunes or iCloud backup. Note that this will erase your current data. If you don't mind losing the data, proceed with the following steps to retrieve your lost voice memos.

Option 1: Recover Lost Voice Memos from iCloud Backup

Step 1: Start by erasing your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.

Step 2: Set up your iPhone as new. When you get to the “Set Up Your iPhone” screen, choose “Restore from iCloud backup.” (If you have an available iTunes backup, you can also choose “Restore from iTunes backup.”)

Step 3: Next, log in to your iCloud account and select a backup to restore from.

Option 2: Recover Deleted/Lost Voice Memos from iTunes Backup

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes.

Step 2: In the Devices list, select your iPhone.

Step 3: From the sidebar on the right, choose Restore from Backup.

Step 4: Choose the backup you made with iTunes.

Bottom line

By now, you should know how to recover deleted voice memos on your iPhone. Use MobiSaver to retrieve your lost voice memos if you don't want to lose any data. If you don't mind losing your current data, restore your iPhone from an iTunes or iCloud backup. Whichever method you choose, we hope you find your precious data. Good luck!