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Data recovery after factory reset

Is it possible to recover any data after my iPhone 7 factory reset? It was stuck in recovery mode. But after updating it went into factory reset now I lost all my data. And the internet is filled with sites claiming to “restore for free” lost data.

Posted on Apr 10, 2021 6:45 PM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2021 8:53 AM

It's impossible without icloud or a backup of some kind.


The data on your iphone is encrypted using "keys." Without the keys, the data is scrambled and meaningless. When you factory reset your iPhone, these keys are securely deleted (obliterated), making the rest of the data unreadable even if it were to be recovered.


Take a look at this article if you are interested in the security of apple products: Apple Platform Security - Apple Support

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Apr 11, 2021 8:53 AM in response to Asumsum

It's impossible without icloud or a backup of some kind.


The data on your iphone is encrypted using "keys." Without the keys, the data is scrambled and meaningless. When you factory reset your iPhone, these keys are securely deleted (obliterated), making the rest of the data unreadable even if it were to be recovered.


Take a look at this article if you are interested in the security of apple products: Apple Platform Security - Apple Support

Apr 10, 2021 9:09 PM in response to Asumsum

Here's several links to articles/video that can assist you. You can recover data from backups and syncing you have done with iCloud. The data on the device are lost.


Click on this link to discover how to 'Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204184


Restore your iPhone or iPad from a backup [Apple YouTube video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbp3gGTQygg


About missing information after you restore your iOS device with iCloud Backup

https://support.apple.com/HT203768

Apr 11, 2021 8:44 AM in response to Asumsum

Sign into iCloud on your device and make sure the options are set to sync data. Anything you have in iCloud will be restored. If it is not there and not in backups then it is gone.


Click on this link to learn how to 'Set up iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch' --> https://support.apple.com/HT208681


See step 3 on how to select specific items to sync.


Change your iCloud feature settings [iOS and Mac] - https://support.apple.com/HT207689

Data recovery after factory reset

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