iCloud Recovery: How to Recover Calendars/Contacts and More Files from iCloud Backup

Situation 1: "I have accidently deleted some of my contacts in my iPhone, and now I really need it back. Can I recover lost files from iCloud backup?"

Situation 2: "I bought a new iPhone a few days ago. Now I want to transfer all data from my old iPhone 6 to the new iPhone 8 Plus. I have backup all my data in my iCloud before, so how can I restore iCloud backup of my old iPhone to the new one."

iCloud Recovery

As the default cloud storage service for iPhone, iPad and iPod, iCloud is a very useful tool for you to deal with similar situations like above. Whether you want to restore or set up your iOS device, or recover lost/deleted iOS files, iCloud backup can always make it easy for you.

Now here comes the question: How to reset iPhone from iCloud backup without erasing iPhone data? How to recover lost or deleted iOS data from iCloud backup? If you also have one of these questions about iCloud recovery, find the right answer here.

• Part 1. How to recover your lost data in iPhone from iCloud Backup?
• Part 2. How to recover lost data from iCloud backup with iCloud Data Recovery?

Part 1. How to recover your lost data in iPhone from iCloud Backup?

Lose any data on your iPhone can be quite annoying, right? It's probably at that time when you would feel lucky to have backed up your iPhone data to iCloud. In this case, you will be able to recover all your data from iCloud backup directly, and the whole iCloud recovery process requires only your iOS device only. Now let's see the easy steps:

Step 1 Open your iOS devices, Tap on "Settings" > "General" > "Software Update".

Step 2 Check if you have backed to your data to iCloud.

For iOS 9 or iOS 8 device: Go to "Settings" > "iCloud" > "Storage" > "Manage Storage", then tap a device listed under "Backups".

For iOS 7 device: Go to "Settings" > "iCloud" > "Storage & Backup" > "Manage Storage", then tap a device listed under "Backups".

Step 3 Go to "Settings" > "General" > "Reset", then tap "Erase all content and settings".

Step 4 Follow the guide of Setup Assistant to set up your iPhone.

Step 5 When the "Apps & Data Screen" comes up, select the option "Restore From iCloud Backup", and log in your iCloud account to restore the backup that you need.

iCloud recovery - How to recover lost/deleted data from iCloud backup

Part 2. How to recover lost data from iCloud backup with iCloud Data Recovery?

We have showed you how to restore iCloud backup after setup. This is also the best way to restore iCloud backup from your old iPhone and transfer contents to the new device.

But you should know that this will erase all data on your device. If you have lost only a few contacts, calendar events or text messages on your iPhone, there will be better way to recover iPhone iCloud with no data loss.

Now you may be wondering: how can I recover lost or deleted files from iCloud backup without any data loss?

A professional iCloud Data Recovery tool might give you a big help.

Aiseesoft iCloud Data Recovery is an advanced data recovery tool which enables you to recover your lost photos, messages, contacts, as well as app data like WhatsApp conversations, iPhoto, instagram, etc. Its key features include:

• Three options for you to recover from iCloud backup, iTunes backup or iOS device directly.
• Better than the default iCloud recovery method, you can preview lost files before recovery, and selectively recover any data you want.
• Support most iOS devices, including iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6, iPhone 5, iPad, iPod, etc.
• Fast iCloud recovery speed with highest safety guarantee.

Now free download this iCloud Data Recovery program on your PC or Mac, and follow the steps below to learn how to selectively recover lost or deleted data from iCloud backup with no data loss.

Step 1 Run iCloud Data Recovery

Open iCloud Data Recovery on your computer, choose "iPhone Data Recovery" feature on the main interface. Then you'll see three modes in the left list. Select "Recover from iCloud Backup File", and you'll see the screen as below.

iCloud data recovery - Open iPhone Data Recovery

Step 2 Scan iCloud backup

Follow the instructions to sign in to iCloud with Apple ID and password. After you sign into iCloud, all iCloud backup files will display with name, latest backup data and iCloud account. Select an iCloud backup file from the list, and then click "Download" button to scan iCloud backup.

iCloud recovery - Scan iCloud backup

Step 3 View deleted file in the iCloud backup

After the scanning process, all iPhone files will be listed as different categories on the left, including media, messages, call history, notes, calendars, photos, etc. You can preview any file on the main screen.

For your convenience, the deleted ones will be marked as red while the existing ones are black. You can also toggle "Only display the deleted item(s)" on to view deleted iOS files only.

iCloud data recovery - View and recover deleted iCloud files

Step 4 Recover deleted files

Select all deleted files you want to retrieve, then click "Recover" button. Confirm the path you want to save the texts, then all files will be recovered from iCloud backup to the local disk, you can check them whenever you want.

Super easy, right?

Provided that you have never made any iCloud backup before, this iPhone Data Recovery tool can also be of great use, since you can use other two modes two to recover iOS data from iTunes backup or from iOS device directly.