How to Backup and Extract Photos/Contacts/SMS on Locked iPhone
"I forgot my iPhone X password. Now that the lock button is broken, iTunes can't recognize it. This iPhone X has been used for a long time. But I have many data about it, most of which are very important. Is there any way to Backup/Extract Photos/Contacts/SMS on Locked iPhone? If you have good suggestions, please let me know. Thank you in advance! "
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In many cases, we need to back up the data, such as: the iphone is locked, the replacement of new iphones, iphone failure, prevent important data loss and so on. We are desperate to lose important data, so every time important data needs to be stored permanently, we must remember to backup, so what is the best way to backup photos, contacts, SMS and other data?
Backup and Restore Locked iPhone Turns Flexible and easy
Backing up data from a locked iPhone, such as photos, contacts, SMS, if you backed it up in the right way, everything would be simple. Using dr.fone - Backup & Restore (iOS) is definitely your best choice. This is a very famous data backup and recovery software, which can backup data selectively for you with one click, without any data loss. It backs up photos, videos, audio, music, SMS, contacts, WhatsApp message and so on. The following is a detailed description of this software:
◆ Selectively backup and restore locked iPhone data in 3 minutes!.
◆ Export what you want from the backup to PC or Mac.
◆ No data loss on devices during the restore.
◆ Beautifully designed user interface.
◆ Fully compatible with Windows 10, Mac 10.14, and iOS 13.
If you need to backup or restore data, you can download the trial version.
Steps to backup and restore locked iPhone
Next, let's check how to backup data on locked iPhone without iTunes in detail. This guide is based on the Windows version of dr.fone. If you are a Mac user, please download the Mac version. The operation is similar.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer
To backup locked iPhone, launch the program after installing it, and connect your iPhone to the computer. When your device is detected by the program, you'll see the window shown as follows.
Step 2. Choose "Backup & Restore"
After select the "Backup & Restore", click on Backup. Then you need select the type of data to backup and start the backup process.
Step 3. Backup locked iPhone data
Now dr.fone is backing up the data of your iPhone, please don't disconnect your device.
Step 4. Export or restore locked iPhone
When the backup is completed, click on View Backup History to see all backup files on your computer. Select the backup file and click on View, you can check all contents of the backup file in categories. Check any of them for exporting or restoring just need click on the button "Restore to device" or "Export to PC" at the right lower corner of the window.
Note: If you're still asked to enter the password by dr.fone, don't be angry. You need to know that dr.fone can't change anything on your iPhone, including disable the password. So, it won't help to erase the password. If you've synced your device with iTunes recently and iTunes would remember the password. In this way, dr.fone can get into your device by using it. Of course, you don't need to run iTunes on your computer when you use dr.fone. Please let your phone trust the computer when connecting your phone to the computer.