want to upgrade iPhone, iPad to iOS 9 by default settings on the devices (update iPhone,iPad to iOS 9 without iTunes),it’s failed! However,to upgrade your jailbroken iPhone 6/5s/5/4s/4 to iOS 9,you must to upgrade by “Firmware Upgrade”,it means you must to download the iOS 9 Firmware on a computer,and then upgrade iPhone to iOS 9 by iTunes.But if you update iPhone to iOS 9 in this way,it may erase all data on your iPhone, iPad,however,this use guide mainly teach you how to recover lost iPhone data after update to iOS 9.
Backup iPhone Data Before Upgrading to iOS 9 (iOS 9Firmware Upgrade)
Many iPhone users may ask how to backup iPhone data to computer before update the devices to iOS 9. We all know that it’s very easy to backup photos to computer,by if you want to backup contacts, text messages, call logs and other important to computer,you must to use a third-part iPhone data backup software.
Today,we recommend you two useful data transfer tool: iPhone iPad Data Manager tool and Phone to Phone Data Transfer,both allows you transfer iPhone data to computer directly,including contacts, text messages, photos, videos, call logs,ect. With the help of iOS Data Manager, you not only can backup photos, live photos, 4k videos, music, videos, text messages, contacts, notes and other contents from iPhone computer or iTunes,but also allows you transfer contacts, messages, photos (live photos), videos (4k vides) between old iPhone and new iPhone directly.Let’s taking backup iPhone contacts to computer before iOS 9 upgrading for example.
Read the use guide: Transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone
Free download the iOS Data Manager:
Using iPhone Data Transfer, before update to iOS 9,all iPhone user can backup the contacts and contact’s photo to computer as a txt file or a ANTC file. In ANTC file condition, you can protect the file with a password to keep your iPhone contacts privacy.
How to Backup Contacts from iPhone to Computer Before iOS 9 Upgrading
Step 1.Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cableFirst of all, install and run iPhone Transfer on your computer. Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to the computer. After detected, your iPhone will be shown in the primary window, like the screenshot shows below.
Step 2.Transfer iPhone contacts to computer
In the left sidebar, click “Contacts” to show the contacts on your iPhone memory card and accounts, like iCloud, Exchange and Yahoo!. In the contact window, choose the contacts that you’d like to transfer to the computer. Click “Import/Export” > “Export Selected Contacts” or “Export All Contacts” > “to a Single vCard File” or “to Multiple vCard Files”. Then the file browser window pops up. Browse your computer to find a place to save the exported contacts.
Besides vCard files, you can transfer contacts to Outlook Express, Outlook 2003/2007/2010/2013.
Note: One thing you should remember is that if you’d like to transfer contacts from iCloud, Exchange, Yahoo!, etc to your computer for backup, you should sign in the accounts on your iPhone first. On your iPhone, click “Settings” > “Mail, Contacts, Calendar” > “Add Account…”.
Try iPhone Data Transfer to transfer/backup iPhone contacts to PC.