Kids locked my phone and the screen shows iphone unavaiable. I just need my photos back is there anyway i can back up my photos somewhere and then restore the iPhone. I dont mind the other data loss that will come with restoring the phone I just need my photos
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iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15
The general answer is No, however: Are you sure you didn’t do ANY of these ways of preserving photos and videos BEFORE the phone was disabled?
A final option is if you synced your photos to iCloud, you have a Mac, and you use Time Machine to back up your Mac automatically, you can open Time Machine and restore the photo library to an earlier date. To do this on your Mac open Finder, then click on Pictures in the sidebar and launch Time Machine. Go to a time before the photos were deleted and restore
Photos Library.photoslibrary. (If you had ever changed the name of the photo library restore that file instead).
If the answer is no to all of the above your photos are gone forever.
The general answer is No, however: Are you sure you didn’t do ANY of these ways of preserving photos and videos BEFORE the phone was disabled?
A final option is if you synced your photos to iCloud, you have a Mac, and you use Time Machine to back up your Mac automatically, you can open Time Machine and restore the photo library to an earlier date. To do this on your Mac open Finder, then click on Pictures in the sidebar and launch Time Machine. Go to a time before the photos were deleted and restore
Photos Library.photoslibrary. (If you had ever changed the name of the photo library restore that file instead).
If the answer is no to all of the above your photos are gone forever.
......is there anyway i can back up my photos somewhere and then restore the iPhone
Sorry, but no. Is it possible that you might have backed up the iPhone to your computer, iCloud or some other service recently?
It's AT&T cloud. Its been so long since I signed on with AT&T, I don't remember the details of how I got it but I'm pretty sure it just came with my account. I probably had to give them permission but like I said its been so long since I signed up, I don't remember the details.
I honestly don't remember how I came to get it, it was so long ago and I pretty much forgot about it. Every now and then AT&T sends me texts about their services and other junk. One message reminded me of this service. I followed the link and lo and behold, there were my pics. Always nice to have an extra backup.
i havent backed up my photos anywhere unfortunately
Check with your cell carrier, AT&T backs up you photos, others might as well.
They do? That’s rather scary. How do they get access to your photos? If AT&T can get access to your photos, so can law enforcement agencies, repressive governments, etc.
I didn’t know there was any such thing, and they never offered it to me! Live and learn.
iPhone shows unavailable after getting locked out.
