Tried the latest iOS 7 on your iPod touch and erased all data on it? You’re not alone. That’s what all people who upgraded their iPod touch devices to iOS 7 need to face. If you’ve backed up all the data on your iPod touch with iTunes, you only need to restore it with one click. Then all the backup file will be on your iPod touch again. That’s a pretty simple work for every iPod touch user. The only thing you need to pay attention is that don’t sync your iPod touch after you upgrade the system, or the backup file will be updated. You’ll lose your data consequently.
Besides restoring data from iTunes backup, some people may want to only restore a part of the data, like the items they want. Well, iTunes doesn’t allow you to do this. You can only do “All” or “Nothing” with it. In this case, you need to figure out another way, such as using a third-party tool that can help you extract iTunes backup. This short article will show exactly how to do this in a simple way. So keep reading through to learn to get back the lost data you want on your iPod touch.
First of all, you need to find an iTunes backup extractor before you doing anything else. Can’t find one? Here’s my recommendation: uFly iPod Touch Data Recovery Mac Version or iPod Touch Data Recovery for Windows Version. This program enables you to extract all iTunes backup files, no matter for iPod touch 5 or iPod touch 4. You can preview and recover all data in the iTunes backup file including messages, contacts, photos, videos, notes, and so forth. Download the trial version below to have a try.
Step 1. Install and run the program
Click the download link above to download the right version for your computer. Then double click the downloaded package to install it. When it’s completed, run it on your computer and you’ll see the main window of it as follows.
Step 2. Extract the iTunes backup of your iPod touch
Now, you need to switch to the other recovery mode first. Click the option on the top: Recover from iTunes Backup File. Then the program will find all your iTunes backup files existing on your computer and display them as follows.
Choose the one for your iPod touch and click Start Scan to extract it now.
Step 3. Recover data lost on your iPod touch after iOS 7 upgrade
When the scan is finished, you’ll see all the data separately in the backup files, such as photos, videos, contacts, messages, call history, calendars, and so forth. Before recovery, you can selectively choose whatever you want among them by ticking them one by one. Then save them to your Mac by clicking the Recover button at the lower right corner.
It’s quite simple, isn’t it? Just give it a try on your Mac or Windows computer. The trial version allows you to scan and preview all the data before recovery.
Tips
1. Not only iPod Touch data can be recovered, but also the data lost from your iPhone, iPad can be recovered by this powerful recovery tool.
2. If you want to get the iPhone lost data, just visit the previous article and follow the guidance to restore the los data back.