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Feb 21, 2025 • Filed to: Data Recovery Solutions • Proven solutions
Losing data without any backup has been typical among many iPhone users, more than you think. The reasons are obvious: iCloud offers only 5GB of free storage, and iTunes requires a manual backup. Resetting your device and then realizing everything is wiped out permanently can be painful, but there’s still a way to recover photos after a factory reset iPhone without backup, which you’ll find in this guide.
In addition, this guide will provide different ways to back up your iPhone photos. After all, it’s better to be proactive than reactive. So, continue reading.
Many iPhones are known to incur issues such as crashes or freezing, glitches, being stuck in a loop and in the iPhone logo, and others. In such instances, a factory reset comes as a lifesaver and more than often gets your iPhone back into normal working condition. A factory reset, however, means all your important and precious data is wiped out. And if you haven’t backed up your data before making a reset, your data may be gone for good.
There are, however, a few third-party data recovery software that scan and back up your lost data. You can install and give them a go to get your favorite and precious memories back.
Many iOS users sway away from backing up big files like photos, videos, and others, primarily because of limited iCloud storage. For iTunes backup, you must regularly plug your device into your computer to back up your data. It’s troublesome. But in the end, you’re putting your precious memories (photos) at risk of not getting back once deleted or you factory reset your iPhone.
If you want to recover photos after a factory reset iPhone and haven’t created a backup, you need professional data recovery software. Wondershare’s Dr. Fone is the most trusted one in the space, with a high recovery rate, multi-platform compatibility, and support for any data type. It also makes recoveries regardless of the condition of your iPhone, whether it is broken, frozen, corrupted, etc.
That’s not it. It has an easy user interface that even an amateur can understand, and it’s private and safe to recover iPhone data after a factory reset. Follow the steps to complete the recovery in a few seconds:
Although Dr. Fone comes as a great platform to recover your deleted photos and other data with a few clicks, it works as long as you haven’t overwritten the space created by deleted files with new ones. So, to be on the safe side, it’s always recommended to preemptively back up your data. There are many ways to do that, which are as follows:
Although iCloud offers limited free space to back up your data, it’s one of the most reliable platforms to use. For that, make sure your device has a seamless internet connection and that there’s enough space available on your iPhone to store your stuff. If everything looks good, follow the steps in order to complete the backup:
Note: This is the way to set iCloud to automatically backup your data, but that way, you’re likely to run out of space very soon. So what you can do is delete the stuffs that are unnecessarily hogging up the space and delete them to make space for your photos. Here’s what you can do:
Delete your old iCloud backups, i.e., data on devices you no longer have, which are mostly deemed unnecessary as of now. For that, select the backup > Delete Backup > Turn Off & Delete, and a lot of space is cleared in a few clicks.
Aside from videos, apps are next on the list of the things that take most space on iCloud, so you can choose to exclude them from the backup. To do so, continue to Settings> Apple ID> iCloud> Manage Storage> Backups, and tap on your device’s icon. Here, it displays your iCloud storage. Look out for the apps taking up the most space, toggle them off, and tap on “Turn off and delete” if needed. Please note that removing an app from its data is also no longer in the backup.
Alternatively, you can use Dr. Fone to back up your iOS data, and unlike iTunes and iCloud, there’s no tussle for space, and backup is completed without needing to plug in your device with the computer.
Aside from iCloud, you can use a Mac computer to back up your photos and other important datasets, here’s how:
To backup your iPhone photos using Windows PC, follow the steps in order:
To view the backups made on your computer, tap Edit> Preferences> Devices, which displays the available backups. Following the above-mentioned methods lets you recover iPhone data after a factory reset, even if your device is stolen.
Although it is possible to recover photos after a factory reset iPhone without backup, ensure to back up your device regularly. Hope the guide helps you to back up and restore your data at any time, even if it’s wiped out completely due to a factory reset. But if you accidentally lose any data that’s not backed up, Wondershare Dr. Fone - Data Recovery (iOS) is a great tool to avoid the risk of potential data loss. You can also use it to seamlessly back up your data.
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