Despite what you've been told, you can indeed get back a deleted text message from an iPhone. Utilizing forensic computer software like Paraben's iRecovery Stick, you'll be able to recover deleted text messages from your iPhone. Actually, far more information than simply texts may be retrieved, for example e-mail accounts created using the iPhone, call logs, web browsing history, contacts, calendars, pictures, etc. Note that iRecovery recovers only ascii text data, so any pictures that you may have deleted may not be recovered.
How the iRecovery Stick Retrieves Information
Much like a computer, when information is deleted from an iPhone, it's not really gone. This data is stored in the unallocated portion of the iPhone's physical hard drive. However, being in unallocated memory makes it subject to being overwritten. Even so, there are many variables that determine how much of that data can actually be recovered. Actual usage and free drive space are the major players that determine this. Limited physical memory space, especially if the user is heavy into text messaging, makes it more likely that some or all of the text data is overwritten. Having said that, iRecovery usually can retrieve as many as 2,999 complete or incomplete texts. Therefore, retrieving just one text can be a difficult task, but obtaining sufficient data to identify a pattern is extremely probable.
Who Wants to Recover Deleted Texts?
The most frequent reason we hear for why someone wants to recover deleted text messages is catching a cheating spouse. Monitoring children's texting activities comes in a close second. The iRecovery Stick is very effective because, as I mentioned, it will retrieve literally thousands of full or partial text messages. That is adequate to ascertain a pattern of conduct. Time and time again, we get reports of iRecovery uncovering a cheating spouse and a parent finding evidence of a child predator and even cyber bullying.
How the iRecovery Stick Retrieves Information
Much like a computer, when information is deleted from an iPhone, it's not really gone. This data is stored in the unallocated portion of the iPhone's physical hard drive. However, being in unallocated memory makes it subject to being overwritten. Even so, there are many variables that determine how much of that data can actually be recovered. Actual usage and free drive space are the major players that determine this. Limited physical memory space, especially if the user is heavy into text messaging, makes it more likely that some or all of the text data is overwritten. Having said that, iRecovery usually can retrieve as many as 2,999 complete or incomplete texts. Therefore, retrieving just one text can be a difficult task, but obtaining sufficient data to identify a pattern is extremely probable.
Who Wants to Recover Deleted Texts?
The most frequent reason we hear for why someone wants to recover deleted text messages is catching a cheating spouse. Monitoring children's texting activities comes in a close second. The iRecovery Stick is very effective because, as I mentioned, it will retrieve literally thousands of full or partial text messages. That is adequate to ascertain a pattern of conduct. Time and time again, we get reports of iRecovery uncovering a cheating spouse and a parent finding evidence of a child predator and even cyber bullying.
About the Author:
Jeff and Lisa Monson are the owners of JLM Merchandise - Surveillance and Security Product Division - that specializes in surveillance and security gear, including cell phone monitoring devices. In addition to iRecovery Stick, JLM also provides a variation for Droid smart phones.
