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Is it possible to retrieve photos/video from a smashed iphone, with only the motherboard intact?

My iphone 5 was smashed today, basically to smitherines. The hard drive/motherboard is still intact though. Is it possible to take this to apple and have them hook it up somehow and have them put my photos on a CD or something? if apple doesn't offer this, would a cell phone repair shop or computer repair shop possibly be able to do this?? I have extremely important photos and video on there, and I'd like to get them if possibe..


Answers appreciated, I'm in such distress right now. 😟

iPhone 5

Posted on Mar 5, 2013 9:04 PM

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Apr 14, 2014 3:25 AM in response to Elitegate

Hi Elitegate,


Do you know of any 3rd party programs to get the info off the hardrive of the phone. Basically, i have smashed the phone as well but the screen is broken, the phone is on and i can hear all of my calls/ txts etc come through only thing is i can see and use the touch screen. So i have taken this to apple and they said even through the phone is still on they cant retrieve the photos.


Now when i plug the phone into itunes i cant do a back up because i cant put my passcode in and when i plug the phone into the pc it recognises it as a USB device and it shows that i have used 14 GB of my phone memory but when i click into the folder there is nothing there so i cant iomport thephots etc


I them went online and had a chat conversation with a bguy at apple and he directed my here as he sadi that he has used a file that can retrieve the files but obviously could say what it was because he worked for apple.


Any heklp would be greatly appreciated as there are 2,500 phots including my engagment 😟


Thanks


Greg

Is it possible to retrieve photos/video from a smashed iphone, with only the motherboard intact?

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