Best Solutions to Recover Data from Broken iPhone

For most users, breaking the iPhone screen is a common occurrence. The iPhone X, however, just like the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the glass on the back allows the device to be wirelessly charged - but it also means you have two fragile surfaces to worry about now. While Apple claims that the iPhone X uses the strongest glass material on the phone and has a 50% deepening layer, a series of 6-foot drop tests show that whether the device is falling from the front, back or side, it is inevitably broken, let alone the files kept on the iPhone. If you accidentally drop your iPhone, making the screen broken or the device unable to work, the first factor you may consider would be those data on your iPhone and the solutions to restore it. Read on to see how to get files back on a broken iPhone.

The First Things to do When Your iPhone Gets Broken

1. Get the iPhone Fixed

What you need to do is making an appointment at an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Carrying your device to these locations and technicians will provide quality repair services. It is worth noting that if you have an AppleCare+ plan, you can use it to save some screen repair costs.

2. Check if the Computer Recognizes the iPhone

By connecting your iPhone to the computer, you will be able to check if iTunes can identify your device. However, if you never back up your device through iTunes, iCloud will automatically back up it over the network every day under the following cases.

1. Settings > iCloud > iCloud Backup has been turned on.

2. The space in iCloud is available.

3. You have connected the iPhone to a power source under Wi-Fi network.

How to Recover Data from Broken iPhone Selectively

In this section, we'll outline a professional iOS data recovery tool, TunesKit iPhone Data Recovery, which rescues lost data stored on the iPhone in the shortest amount of time. If your device can still be recognized by computer normally and you never backed up your data to iTunes or iCloud, you can opt to recover data from the iPhone directly. If you have already backed up your iOS data to iTunes or iCloud before, you can easily restore the files from iTunes or iCloud backup selectively.

1. Restore Data on Broken iPhone Directly

If your computer can still identify the iPhone, then TunesKit iPhone Data Recovery will be capable of getting those files back directly from the iPhone, simply follow these steps below.

Step 1 Connect iPhone to computer

First of all, download and launch TunesKit iPhone Data Recovery, connect your iPhone to the computer with USB cable. Wait until the program detects your device.

Step 2Scan Lost Data on iPhone

You need to check the kind of data you would like to restore from the iPhone and click the "Scan" button after selecting. At this time the program will start scanning your device to find the deleted files automatically.

Step 3Select and Recover Lost Data

When the scanning progress is done, you are able to view all recoverable data in different categories. Just put the check mark in front of the box of the files you want to get back, and then click the "Recover" button, those selected files would be saved to your computer immediately.

2. Restore Data from iTunes/iCloud Backup Selectively

If you're used to making backups on your iPhone, this method would be perfect for you. Open TunesKit iPhone Data Recovery, choose recover mode as "Recover from iTunes Backup" or "Recover from iCloud Backup". Here we'll take iTunes backup as an example.

Step 1Choose iTunes Backup Files

Connect your iPhone to the computer and choose "Recover from iTunes Backup" mode, then the software will start detecting iTunes backup files.

Step 2Extract Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Wait until you see the iTunes backup list. Select the one that includes the missing data on your iPhone. Then tap the "Gear" icon to choose the specific data type you want to restore to your iPhone. If you want to restore all files from your iPhone, just leave it as default. Then click the "Scan" button.

Step 3Recover Lost iPhone Data

After scanning, you will be able to preview all the recoverable files in list under different categories one after another. Then select the exact ones you want to recover or all of them and click "Recover" button to bring them back to your computer.

The Bottom Line

It's advisable to use screen protector and case in order to prevent your iPhone from breaking. Besides, you can avoid taking or using the iPhone in the bathroom in case that it drops or being water damaged. Last but not least, the importance of backing up your iPhone data regularly cannot be overemphasized.