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How to Recover Deleted Music from iPhone with/without a Computer? (4 Practical Methods)

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Joyfully opened Apple Music to play your favorite song, only to find that it was missing from the playlist? How could it happen? Wait, You played the music yesterday!

Yes, the music can disappear even without your notice. You may have touched the Delete button when scrolling down the playlist, or a malicious virus may have attacked your iPhone. Anyway, it was gone. So, how to recover deleted music from iPhone? Continue reading the tutorial if you are desperate for a hassle-free method.

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Part 1. How to Recover Deleted Music from iPhone via iTunes Store

For the purchased music from the iTunes Store, Apple will always store them in Apple's Cloud server. Thus, you can re-download the purchased music to your iPhone for free, even without a computer. Note that this way does not go for music imported from a CD or downloaded from other sources.

Here is how to recover the deleted purchased iTunes songs:

Step 1. Run iTunes Store on your iPhone and click "More" > "Purchased".

Step 2. Choose "Music", tap "Not on This iPhone", and browse all the purchased songs.

Step 3. Tap the "Cloud-shaped" icon next to the desired song to download it to your iPhone.

how to recover deleted music from iphone from itunes store

Part 2. How to Retrieve Deleted Music from iPhone Without Data Loss

Have you backed up your iPhone music with iTunes previously but been afraid that resyncing music to your iPhone will erase the existing audio files? Don't worry. With Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery, you can easily restore deleted audio files from the iTunes backup file to your computer without connecting your iPhone and recover deleted contacts and messages from your iPhone to the computer directly.

The highlights of iPhone Data Recovery:

  • Selectively recover music files from iPhone to computer without overwriting other data.
  • Restore deleted and existing messages, message attachments, contacts, notes, note attachments, calendars, voice memos, etc., from the iTunes backup file to your computer.
  • Recover deleted contacts and messages from your iPhone to the computer directly.
  • Quickly restore lost or deleted files from your iOS device, iTunes, and iCloud backups.
  • Preview all files before recovery and choose the wanted files to recover or backup.
  • Keep the original file format and data quality.
  • Easy to use, fast, and reliable.
  • Support all iPhone models (iOS 18 compatible), such as iPhone 16/15/14/13/12 Pro Max/12 Pro/12/12 mini/SE/11 Pro Max/11 Pro/11/XS Max/XS/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7 Plus/7/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6, etc.

How do I get deleted songs back on my iPhone wirelessly using iPhone Data Recovery? Follow the steps below:

01After installing the program on your PC, please open it and choose the "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode on the left side. The program will automatically scan the default iTunes backup location on the computer. When it displays the results, choose the most relevant backup file from the list and hit the "Start Scan" button. (Note: If you cannot find the wanted file, please tap the "Select" button below to pick the iTunes backup file from other folders.)

select an itunes backup to scan

02Next, check "Voice Memos" and other files you want to restore and tap the "Start Scan" button.

select voice memos to scan

03Click "Voice Memos" from the left window, preview and choose the items you want to restore, and hit the "Recover to Computer" button at the lower-right corner to save them to your computer.

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Part 3. How to Recover Deleted Songs from iPhone via iTunes

Suppose you seek a way to recover music from your iPhone for free and you have backed up your iPhone or you have synced music with your computer with iTunes before. In this case, you can easily find them back via iTunes. However, the restoring process may cover all the existing data on your iPhone. If you don't mind, repeat the operations below.

3.1 How to Recover Deleted Songs from iPhone from iTunes Backup

Step 1. Open the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.

Step 2. Click the device icon in the top-left corner to access the iPhone "Summary" page.

Step 3. In the "Backups" section, click "Restore Backup".

Step 4. From the pop-up backup list, select the backup file with a date closest to when the music was lost.

Step 5. Click "Restore" and wait for the restoration process to complete.

how to recover deleted songs on iphone from itunes backup

3.2 How to Recover Deleted Music from iPhone via iTunes Sync

Step 1. Make sure that you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your computer. Then, plug your iPhone into the computer using a USB cable.

Step 2. When the iPhone icon shows up at the top-left corner, tap it and choose "Music" under "Summary".

Step 3. Tick off the "Sync Music" option, choose the "Entire music library" or "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres", and hit the "Apply" button.

how to recover deleted songs from iphone via itunes sync

Part 4. How to Restore Deleted Music on iPhone from iCloud Backup

iCloud is Apple's other solution to secure your iPhone data. If you have turned on the automatic backup of iCloud on your iPhone beforehand, you can retrieve the deleted music from iCloud backup. With this method, you can do without a computer.

Nevertheless, you will lose the existing content and settings on your iPhone, and it will restore all backup content, not only music files.

Here is how to recover deleted music on iPhone without computer from iCloud backup:

Strep 1. Open the iPhone's "Settings" > tap "General" > "Reset" > click the "Erase All Content and Settings" option to reset your iPhone to factory settings.

factory reset your iphone

Step 2. Your iPhone will restart automatically. Set up your iPhone by following the directions. When it displays the "Apps & Data" screen, choose the "Restore from iCloud Backup" option and sign in with your Apple ID.

Step 3. Pick the most recent backup file and hit the "Restore" button.

how to retrieve deleted music from iphone from icloud backup

Words in the End

Losing files from an iPhone is inevitable in our daily lives. When your music accidentally gets lost from your iPhone, we recommend you use Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery to find it back. It is easy and fast and allows you to preview and recover specific songs. Also, we always suggest you back up your iPhone data to avoid important data loss.

If you have any queries, please leave a comment here.

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