Iphone vs PC: File recovery capabilities comparison

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Iphone vs PC: File recovery capabilities comparison

We all know that even if we reformat a pc, files deleted before the pc was reformatted could still be recovered from the hard disk using any recovery software.

Does it work the same way as in an Iphone? let's say I deleted files from my iphone then I reset my IOS. Would I be able to recover files I deleted before my IOS was reset? I'm not talking about file recovery from backup (itunes or icloud), what I mean is file recovery from the phone itself.

Just kinda confused on this. Some say yes its the same, some say no its different. I'm thinking iphone works the same way as in a pc.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1

Posted on Aug 11, 2014 8:20 PM

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Aug 12, 2014 4:34 AM in response to ajdelr11

Bumping this thread. Thanks.

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AmishCake

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Aug 12, 2014 6:38 AM in response to ajdelr11

You could try using a third-party app which claims to do so, but read the reviews first. There is no native way to do it with the software that comes with the iPhone.

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Rudegar

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Aug 12, 2014 6:51 AM in response to ajdelr11

it's the same as with a pc apart from if you update the os that nuke the data

the thing is that flash storage have a limited amount of times you can write data to them before they die

same as with dvd-rw really just more writes in case of the flash

so when you delete data you just delete the reference you don't make the 1's into 0's or the other way around

but there are no undelete tools for ios

and most undelete tools for computers require the device they are to undelete from to act as a drive volume which the iOS devices does not do

if you are asking because you are worried that selling your iOS device will make it possible for the person to access all your data then unless you're a secret spy and they are very very professional you need not worry

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