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I want to recover deleted call records, messages and possibly apps from an iPhone.

I use Windows operating system.

I know there are tools to extract from backups but I want to surface scan the disk for anything that's not been synced or backed up.

Kind of like a forensics scan..

Is this possible?

Thanks

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Well, possible yes, maybe... Easy... rather not.

Here is a forum thread where this subject is discussed... it is rather old: http://modmyi.com/forums/file-mods/662961-recovering-lost-deleted-data-iphone-has-not-been-backed-up.html

And here there is an announcement for a tool (rather expensive) that is supposedly capable of doing that: http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/17/iphone-spy-stick-can-recover-deleted-data-from-your-iphone-strike-paranoia-in-fanboys/

But practically I would say, if you are on your own, the data is more or less gone. If the data is really really important, go talk to a pro. There are forensic firms that may be able to help.

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yeah, thats right, these answer maybe can help you. – RawR Crew Jun 1 '12 at 15:15
Most of these tools would not support the most recent iPhone 4S. – Ramhound Jun 1 '12 at 16:54

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