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How do I get to my documents folder on my phone? My iMac got fried.

How do I get my documents on here from a dead computer?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 9, 2020 11:28 PM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2020 10:10 AM

If your Mac and phone were both syncing Documents and Desktop folders to iCloud, you can probably find your files on your iPhone in the Files folder.


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Jul 10, 2020 10:13 AM in response to Brian1924

If you did not use iCloud, you are out of luck at this point. If you were backing up the computer using Time Machine or creating a bootable clone when you replace or repair your dead Mac you can use that backup to restore to the new computer. If you were not backing up, you are about to learn a painful lesson on why backing up is absolutely critical.

How do I get to my documents folder on my phone? My iMac got fried.

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