
Considering Mac and iOS offer no way to do this natively, it's a very useful tool, and the interface here is very straightforward. Whatever is backed up to your computer is in that file. So it will show all of your messages, notes, calendar entries, images, etc. You can then click on any of the data types on the left of the screen to pull up a list of all data in that backup file. It automatically detects them and populates a list on the top of the screen. When you open the app, you can load any of the backup files on your computer. This data, stored in backup files you make whenever you update or back up your iPhone or iPad, contains things like messages, notes, calendars, and contacts, and can be stored indefinitely on any device, including backup hard drives so a tool like this is great for accessing information that will never make it back onto a phone.


IBackup Extractor for Mac allows you to pull and view data from any of your devices on your Mac.
