retrieve files from iTalk Recorder

I had been using iTalk recorder to record audio files. Recently the app became no longer supported, is there anyway to access the files on my iphone ?


the app is no longer launchable. I did try connecting to itunes, but the app no longer appears in the "file sharing" section.


iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 9:01 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2021 8:32 AM

There is some good news! (hopefully)


Your audio files will still be present on your device (though unaccessible) because iTalk can no longer be loaded. The solution is to download an app that allows you to backup your device and then browse the "raw" files. Today, I used the paid version of 'iMazing'. There are others as well, but as long as you haven't deleted the app, you still have a chance to recover.


  • Plug in your phone to your computer
  • Download iMazing
  • Use iMazing to download and make a backup of all your devices data (this allows you to browse the content on your device)
  • Once downloaded, you'll need to get a paid plan to 'Export Raw Files'
  • Choose where on your computer to transfer the whole download of the raw files
  • Once you're done, you can browse all the apps that have a folder from your device. You'll want to search that folder for 'italk' or 'griffin'.
  • Once there, you can go to the files directory and you'll see all your .aif audio files.
  • Simples copy them over to iCloud files drive or onto your documents folder.
  • Fin


My understanding is as long as you don't delete the talk app on your device that directory will continue to exist in your backups. Good luck! This was a big shock to our family who's been using iTalk to record all the best moments of our relationship/marriage/kids from 2014 and with some effort we recovered everything. It was a stressful thanksgiving thinking we had lost everything but now we have our audio and are happy again.


Griffin was helpful in letting us know how to access or move files off an active version of the app, but since we got a new device (iPhone) downloading the app from iCloud didn't work. After some digging we found this solution and it worked!


Good luck, everyone!

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Dec 15, 2021 9:51 AM in response to time115

Hi all ! Helped by this thread, I found a free solution, using the free trial version of iMazing and the last version of the app iTalk 4.7.5.ipa file I've uploaded on my Dropbox. It consists in manually reinstall iTalk on your device and then backup your files via iTunes or iTalk Sync, rather than using the paying version of iMazing to get all your files back.

It will work only if the app worked before (I have iOS 13.2.3 but it may works on iOS14, not sure about iOS15...), and you will be able to recover your data only if you still have the app on your home screen (uninstalled), and so logically, still have the app data. If iTalk is no more on your home screen (totally uninstalled), you may already have lost your data... In my case, iOS automatically uninstall apps to save disk space, but fortunately it doesn't erase app content.


1) download iMazing, install it and click on "continue trial"

2) in iMazing, select your iOS device (or a backup ? ~User/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/)

3) click "Apps" section, then find iTalk. Right-click and "restore app"

4) Select iTalk 4.7.5.ipa file I've uploaded on my dropbox. IMPORTANT : it won't erase your audio files, it only will reinstall the app as you could have done from the App store or by clicking the app icon

5) Click on "select" and tadaaa, iTalk is back with the free version of iMazing.

6) Backup all your iTalk files via iTunes app files manager or "iTalk Sync" which is also in my dropbox link (Griffin's link is dead).


Hope it will prevent some people here from losing data ! It can be huge losses sometime...


PS : Griffin (iTalk's developer) was bought by Vinci and since 2017 they stopped to give a **** about iTalk, even if it still work on most of versions of iOS today. Take care of your data, because they don't.

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