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Can i retrive a deleted file onm an i phone?
steve m - 28/12/12 at 07:23 PM

As grandaughter (2) has just deleted her riding her new pink sparkly bike for the first ever time,

Off my my iphone

I am so , upset!!!!!!

liam.mccaffrey - 28/12/12 at 07:55 PM

Retrieving a file from a phone with a regular file structure is fairly trivial using a free program called photorec.

It might work with an iphone but it depends whether the drive shows up in "my computer". My old ipod touch didn't but apparently the pictures folder now does show up when you plug it in, if it does you might be in luck. beyond that I'm afraid you may need to speak to someone with more apple experience

PS. try not to save anything to the phone now as you may overrite the deleted file!!!

[Edited on 28/12/12 by liam.mccaffrey]

BenB - 28/12/12 at 07:57 PM

There are Iphone undelete softwares out there. To avoid writing over the required file most work by plugging the phone into a PC via USB and mounting the disk that way. Haven't tried it and I think they're all ££££.

steve m - 28/12/12 at 08:02 PM

Guy's

thanks for the replies

But as a PC numpty i dont think i have the skills to do any of this!!

Steve

jossey - 28/12/12 at 08:06 PM

Just restore it to earlier time sorted :-)

steve m - 28/12/12 at 08:16 PM

can u do that with an i phone?
if so how

sky12042 - 28/12/12 at 08:29 PM

I'm sure the only way to do this would be if you had iCloud backup turned on, then you should be able to restore to the last back up.

Have a look in setting, iCloud, storage and backup.

No wizz kid myself.

Andy.

steve m - 28/12/12 at 08:38 PM

I didnt download the Vid to pc,

so icloud is a nogo

steve

jossey - 28/12/12 at 08:43 PM

Your iPhone backs up stuff to iCloud.....

Settings and iCloud see if its backed up if it is follow instructions on web to restore phone.

Hope it helps



[Edited on 28/12/12 by jossey]

sky12042 - 28/12/12 at 08:50 PM

Ok try this, again I'm no wizz kid
Go to settings on phone, general, usage, manage storage, and look to see if you have a back up before file was deleted, if you have it should restore the film from the camera roll backup, if you don't have a backup in there then I don't have any more ideas.

Andy.

steve m - 28/12/12 at 09:23 PM

IVE GOT IT BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


thanks guys, i apreciate all your help

Regards

steve

sky12042 - 28/12/12 at 09:24 PM

Well done, how did you do it?

Andy.

steve m - 28/12/12 at 09:33 PM

Honesstly?

i dont know!!

but i had sent the video to my sister so clicked on that
problem was, my sister never received the vid ???

steve

jossey - 28/12/12 at 10:21 PM

Ok now your sorted make sure iCloud is setup n working. Or backup on your pc using I tunes.


Cheers