About Data Rescue Guide

Data Rescue Guide is an independent publication focused on one narrow problem: helping ordinary people get their data back when an iPhone deletes, breaks, or eats it.

We started this site after watching too many people panic-buy the first "recovery" tool a search ad showed them — or worse, wipe their phone following bad forum advice — when a free, built-in method would have worked in two minutes.

Our editorial rules

• Free methods always come first. Every guide starts with the built-in options that cost nothing.
• Preview before purchase. When we do cover paid software, we only recommend tools with free trial scans that show you results before you pay a cent.
• No miracle claims. Data that's been overwritten is gone. Any tool or article claiming otherwise is misleading you, and we say so.

How we make money

Some links to software products are affiliate links — if you buy through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. That revenue keeps the site running. It does not change our method ordering, and it's why every article tells you clearly when not to buy. Full details in our affiliate disclosure.

Questions or corrections? Reach us via the contact page.