Recover pictures iPhone 6

My iPhone 6 won't get past the Apple logo. If I hold the home button and top button, I eventually get an up arrow and iTunes icon. iTunes is installed on my computer but it doesn't work. I need to recover pictures from it. Is that possible? No backup. Also while connected to my computer the iPhone 6 continually goes black then the Apple logo. Thanks.

Posted on Mar 11, 2022 12:51 PM

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Mar 11, 2022 4:44 PM in response to chasmcg22

razmee209 has given you the proper answer, once your iPhone went into recovery mode your data was lost and cannot be recovered. I'm not clear on what you mean by iTunes is on your computer but doesn't work.


If your iPhone 6 has the original battery in it the most common reason for this happening is a power failure. There are a myriad of other reasons why it can happen and I've never experienced it while doing an update.


At this point with an iPhone 6 I couldn't in good faith recommend spending any money on it to get it working again other than possibly putting a battery in it.

Mar 12, 2022 6:47 AM in response to chasmcg22

Don't pay attention to the comments saying that your data is gone. That's not true. Your data doesn't disappear when your iPhone is on recovery mode. I've been on recovery mode a couple times and my data was still there.


Try updating to the last version of iTunes on your computer. If it doesn't work, try using another computer (a Mac or a Windows, you can try on both). You need iTunes to put your phone on recovery mode again, iTunes will recognize it and ask if you want to update it or restore it. You will need to click on UPDATE, to update it to the last version of iOs. This won't delete your data.

Mar 11, 2022 12:57 PM in response to chasmcg22

chasmcg22 wrote:

My iPhone 6 won't get past the Apple logo. If I hold the home button and top button, I eventually get an up arrow and iTunes icon. iTunes is installed on my computer but it doesn't work. I need to recover pictures from it. Is that possible? No backup. Also while connected to my computer the iPhone 6 continually goes black then the Apple logo. Thanks.

your phone is in recovery mode there is no data on it, so No you can't recover or save your photos, too late to be doing that.

click here If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

Mar 11, 2022 2:05 PM in response to chasmcg22

You might give it a try. There are various reasons why it goes into recovery mode. Obviously there's something wrong, and it can't really self-diagnose what's wrong. The most serious (for recovering data) would be corruption during an iOS update. If that's the reason why, then it should be pretty easy to get the iPhone working again by rebuilding iOS using a Mac or Windows PC. But if that's the case, there's no practical means to recover the data.


I've heard of a few cases where a wet iPhone came up in recovery mode. I suppose in those cases there might be something blown that's allowing partial functionality enough for the display to work. In many cases a wet iPhone will just be dead. But if one is desperate enough, the processor, flash memory, and other security components are still intact, it might be possible to place that in a donor iPhone to extract the data. Or it might be possible to just fix whatever might be damaged enough to recover the data.


You can research who does hardware repairs, and perhaps look for a company that doesn't charge without recovering any data. We can't recommend anyone specific here.

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