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Cjay251
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Q: Can I recover data lost on my computer when syncing my iphone?

When I synced my phone, a message read to effect: sync will delete 25% of your calendar.  I pressed yes after it repeatedly popped up everytime I synced my phone (first few synch, saying no).  Finally, unsure exactly what the message meant (ie that it would delete my computer's calendar, as opposed to my phone's calendar, I pressed YES.  Now I find the calendar entries on my computer are deleted.  Can I recover this? How?  Thanks.

iPhone 4, Windows XP

Posted on Aug 29, 2013 11:07 AM

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Q: Can I recover data lost on my computer when syncing my iphone?

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  • by pvonk,

    pvonk pvonk Aug 29, 2013 11:10 AM in response to Cjay251
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    Aug 29, 2013 11:10 AM in response to Cjay251

    Do you make frequent backups of your PC to an external drive?  That's where the data would be.

  • by Cjay251,

    Cjay251 Cjay251 Sep 3, 2013 3:54 PM in response to Cjay251
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    Sep 3, 2013 3:54 PM in response to Cjay251

    Thanks but my question really has two parts -

     

    (a) how can merely syncing my iphone to my computer wind up deleting all the calendar entries on both my computer and iphone; and

     

    (b) does the calendar version prior to syncing remain on my computer in some file?  Does the calendar automatically archive?  Where would that be?  Certainly, I understand that if I frequenly back up the file on my own that would be the easiest way to restore information.  If I knew that merely synching my iphone with my computer would make me LOSE data on the computer, I would avoid syncing.

  • by JasmineMiller123,

    JasmineMiller123 JasmineMiller123 Nov 18, 2013 11:48 PM in response to Cjay251
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    Nov 18, 2013 11:48 PM in response to Cjay251

    I have the solution for your problem just do as i say...

     

     

    1.When you sync some files in any iDevice using iTunes the previous files will be deleted.

     

    2.But there is one way to get them back.

     

    3.The method by which you can get them back are Backup.

     

    4.You can perform it by iTunes or the iCloud in it itself.

     

    5.Then after backup you sync that backup files to your iPhone.

     

    Have a nice day.

     

    You can also read this article for more details:

    http://recoveryiphonedata.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-recover-lost-data-from-ios .html