How to Recover Accidentally Deleted Call History/Log on iPhone

"I mistakenly deleted the call history while cleaning my iPhone data, is there a way to restore it?"

Smartphones can save and record all kinds of data for us, such as call records, text messages, APP chat records, photos, etc. However, for various reasons, you may accidentally the call logs with your important client, friends, families, and etc.

Are you still rack your brains to find the recent data accidentally deleted by yourself? When you have deleted calls from your iPhone's call-log history that you didn't want to delete, you don’t need to anxious anymore. This post will lend you a hand with the following tips about how to recover and view the deleted Call History/Log from iOS device directly, and from iTunes and iCloud backup. Find the one that best suits you.

Part 1. Can you recover deleted recent calls on iPhone?

The answer is of course. If you've ever backed up your iPhone data to iTunes or iCloud, you can restore accidentally deleted data from the backup. Even if there is no backup, it is possible to scan and find the deleted data in the device by using third-party data recovery software.

iPhone keeps data in SQLite, and when you delete some data on iPhone, they will move from "Assigned" to "Unassigned" in the database, but not completely wiped and overwritten. On the other hand, using the phone will generates new data, which when added to the "unallocated" automatically occupies the "unallocated" part of the database and overwrites the deleted data. This is why deleted data cannot be recovered once wiped by new data.

In order to improve the success rate of recovering deleted data from iPhone, do not operate your iPhone after you find data loss, and use safe and reliable data recovery software to recover deleted files on iPhone from "unallocated" as soon as possible.

Part 2. Recover iPhone Call History with iPhone Data Recovery

iPhone Data Recovery is an all-in-one data recovery software for iPhone, iPad and iPod users that supports recovering deleted or lost call logs, pictures, text messages, contacts, notes and more from iOS device, iTunes and iCloud.

iPhone Data Recovery program can help you recover the deleted incoming calls and outgoing calls for your call log. Now, let’s learn how to recover deleted call history from iPhone in three modes.

Key Features About iPhone Data Recovery Software.

- Restore deleted data from backup files or from iPhone directly.

- Back up iPhone data to computer for free.

- Fix iOS system and get it back to normal.

- Preview data before recovery and selectively restore you need.

Step 1. Launch iPhone Data Recovery on Computer

Download, install and launch iPhone Data Recovery on your computer.

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Step 2. Choose the Recovery Mode

Here are 3 recovery modes for you to choose from: “Recover from iOS Device“, "Recover from iTunes Backup File" and "Recover from iCloud Backup File".

If you choose to recover deleted data directly from iPhone scan, choose "Recover from iOS Device" mode. This mode is suitable for restoring data without backup.

If you have backed up your iPhone to iCloud or iTunes beforehand, you can choose the modes "Recover from iTunes Backup File" and "Recover from iCloud Backup File", both of which can export iPhone data from the backup, you can view, select Export the data you want to your computer without overwriting and erasing any data on your phone and computer.

1. To recover deleted call logs from iPhone directly, connect your iPhone to computer via a USB cable. Click "Start Scan" button under "Recover from iOS Device" mode to scan all your lost call logs.

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2. To recover iPhone call history from iTunes, select the second recovery mode, "Recover from iTunes Backup File". Then choose the iTunes backup, and click "Start" button.

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3. To retrieve deleted call log from iCloud backup file, choose the mode of "Recover from iCloud Backup File" and sign into your iCloud account. Click "iCloud Backup" and download the newest backup of your iPhone call log. From the pop-up window, "Call History" and click "Next" to allow the program to scan your iPhone call history from backup file.

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Step 3. View and recover deleted iPhone call history

When iPhone Data Recovery finishes scanning your device, it will display all the scanned data. Select the Call Logs category on the sidebar to view both deleted and existing call logs. Tick the call logs you want to restore and click the "Restore" button to export them to your computer.

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