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How do I get into a disabled iPhone using iCloud log in without losing data that's in the phone?

How do I get into a disabled iPhone using iCloud log in without losing data that's in the phone?

iPhone 8

Posted on Mar 23, 2021 6:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2021 6:39 AM

There is one, and only one way to reset a disabled device. You must erase it by restoring it in itunes. This is explicitly by design so that nobody, no one at all, can gain access to a disabled device with intact data.


You cannot backup a disabled device. You cannot do anything with a disable device until it is reset by erasing it.


If the device is disabled by entering too many passcodes or for any other reason, and there is not a backup already in place, data loss is inevitable. There is no way around that reality.

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Mar 23, 2021 6:39 AM in response to RJDC1212

There is one, and only one way to reset a disabled device. You must erase it by restoring it in itunes. This is explicitly by design so that nobody, no one at all, can gain access to a disabled device with intact data.


You cannot backup a disabled device. You cannot do anything with a disable device until it is reset by erasing it.


If the device is disabled by entering too many passcodes or for any other reason, and there is not a backup already in place, data loss is inevitable. There is no way around that reality.

How do I get into a disabled iPhone using iCloud log in without losing data that's in the phone?

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