[Answered!] Can You Recover Data from Dead iPhone Without Backup?

Can you still recover data from a dead iPhone when you don't have a backup? This article answers this common question, and covers potential methods and tools for retrieving data from a non-functioning iPhone. 

Demi by Demi Updated October 24, 2024
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Can You Recover Data from Dead iPhone Without Backup?

Recovering data from a dead iPhone presents unique challenges, mainly because the device may not respond to traditional methods such as backups. Several factors can contribute to an iPhone becoming unresponsive, including hardware issues, software glitches, or a completely drained battery. In such cases, you may wonder whether you can recover data from dead iPhone without backup.

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Luckily, depending on the circumstances of the incident, getting data off a dead iPhone may actually be completely possible. You just need to know the options available to you and how to use them properly.

Way 1. Recover Data from Dead iPhone by MyRecover for iOS

MyRecover for iOS by AOMEI is a reputable third-party software that specializes in data recovery, even from non-responsive or dead iPhones. There are two requirements for using MyRecover for iOS. The first case is that iPhone may be stuck in dead condition, but it can still be turned on. The second case is that iPhone has trusted the computer you want to utilize. Follow these steps to use MyRecover for iOS for data recovery:

Step 1. Download and install MyRecover for iOS on your computer. Connect your iPhone to PC with a lightning cable. Launch MyRecover for iOS, and click Scan.

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Step 2. Click “Scan Now” to begin the scanning process. 

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Step 3. Please be patient as the scanning procedure is determined by the size of your data. Then find the data you want and click “Recover”.

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Way 2. Recover Data from Dead iPhone Without Backup via FoneTool

The other iPhone data recovery software without backup - FoneTool is also a nice try to recover data from broken iPhone without backup. You are able to recover a wide range of data types, including photos, contacts, messages, and even media files in apps, etc. 

With its advanced technology, FoneTool can help deeply scan your iPhone and filter all deleted files from iPhone, and you are able to preview them and choose the needed one to recover. Free download FoneTool to your computer and follow the steps below to make. 

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Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer with USB. Launch FoneTool, and go to Toolbox > Click iOS Data Recovery to continue.

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Step 2. Check the box next to each file type you'd like to recover files, and tap Start Scan to begin the scanning process.

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Step 3. When the scanning process completes, choose the lost files you'd like to recover, and tap Recover to PC to save them to your computer.

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Warm Tip: Transfer All Data to New iPhone Using FoneTool

If you don't want to use this old iPhone and wonder how to switch to new iPhone, you may try FoneTool's iPhone to iPhone transfer function to transfer all data from old iPhone to new iPhone. If needed, here are the steps you can follow.

Step 1. Connect both old iPhone and new iPhone to PC > Launch FoneTool, and click Phone Transfer > Go to iPhone to iPhone and click Start Transfer to continue.

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Step 2. The source and target iPhone will be listed. You can enable Backup encryption to encrypt the data in your source iPhone.

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Step 3. Click Start Transfer to begin the transfer > Wait for the transfer to complete, and the target iPhone will be restarted automatically.

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Conclusion

It is upset that your iPhone was dead. But with powerful iOS data recovery tool, hope you won't lose your important files. Besides, please do remember to regularly backup your iPhone to avoid data loss when such unexpected issue happens. For more queries, suggestions, or feedback, please feel free to contacts us.

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