Given that iOS 7 is on the verge of being released as an update to Apple’s flagship product – the iPhone, its important that you take care of your data and back it up. Many a times users will get stuck during firmware upgrade to iOS 7, wherein their iPhones will either enter recovery mode or will simply end up with a blank screen on the face! You therefore should Recover iPhone data before upgrading firmware to iOS 7.

Backup Extractor for iPhone

Foremost, backup your iPhone via iTunes. Its as simple as it gets. Pop up iTunes and connect your iPhone to your computer. Click the ‘Back Up iPhone’ option and you are all done.

Its safe to upgrade your iPhone to iOS 7 now as you’ve made a copy of the iPhone on your computer. In case your iPhone gets stuck during the iOS 7 upgrade process, worry not as you can still get all the information back. If your iPhone’s backup was encrypted, then you need to follow this tutorial, otherwise continue to follow the simple steps below:-

• Download a copy of Total Saver for free following the download buttons below.

Download Total Saver for Windows

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Setup on your Windows or Mac computer – the one where you’ve backed up your iPhone. Simply follow the default installation steps and it should install just fine.

Steps to recover iPhone data

• Now bring up the Total Saver application on your computer and select the backup of your iPhone. The application will list the data on which the backup was take – so be sure to select the most recent one. Even if you mess this up, you can always try again.
• Select a folder where you wish to recover the data
• Click on the ‘Recover’ button and ta-da! A sample of the data would be recovered to the chosen destination folder

Now as stated above, this method works if your iPhone’s backup was not encrypted. If it was, then you need to get Total Saver Pro and follow this tutorial

As a note, this also applies to Beta testers who are going to upgrade their iPhones to iOS 7 beta. It never hurts to backup your iPhone, in case you happen to get stuck while upgrading.