How to Retrieve Deleted Messages Separately from iTunes Backup without Restoring iPhone

It is common to delete messages, contacts or photos accidentally from your iPhone. Unfortunately, iTunes does not allow partitial restore from iPhone backup files. The only choice available in iTunes is a full device restore, which will cause data loss for new data not being backed up yet.

Don't worry. There are a couple of helpful third-party apps you can use to retrieve deleted content separately from iTunes backup without data loss. One good option is TunesBro Any2Extract. The following tutorial shows how to recover deletd text messages from iTunes backup.

Step 1Download and Install Any2Extract

Click "Download" button from above to save the installation file on your computer. Then follow the steps to install it correctly. Finally launch the program. You will see the main interface as the following:

 

Step 2 Select iTunes Backup File

Once being opened, Any2Extract will automatically detect all iTunes backup file on that computer. You need to see one from the list and click "Next" to select the files you wish to extract from it.

Note: If the backup file was encrypted (with a lock icon besides the devcie name) , you have to input the right password to proceed to next step.

 

Step 3 Scan iTunes Backup

From the device info screen, please clck the "Start" button at the upper right corner to start scanning the iTunes backup files. Usually, this will be done in less than one minute.

 

Step 4 Preview and Extract Selected Files

Once it is finished, you can preview the files one by one. Now, select the deleted or lost data from the list and click "Extract" button to save them to computer. Finally, transfer the files to iOS device with iTunes or third-party apps.

 

The above tutorial is the standard procedure to extract data from iTunes backup file. If there were other problems not covering in this page, please send us the details to support@tunesbro.com. We will try out best to help you recover the lost data.