My phone has gone into recovery mode, but I want to save my pictures before I restore it. What do I do?

Thank you so much for you comment. Literally saved me 11,000 photos I didn't get a chance to sync because of how my phone setup 😉 I can verify this works. All it does is update the phone keeping everything originally on the phone. My photos did not appear for awhile even thought iTunes said i had 60Gb of photos and then it started appearing slowly in photos app. Cheers for the help.

OMG!! dude, thank you for literally saving my life!! If I could pay you for your amazing advice I would! I tried almost EVERYTHING, everyone who i asked for help at re:store and phone repair stores was saying that it wasn't possible w/o restoring the phone completely and I've almost lost all my hope and then it's like some higher power has sent you to me! now my phone is back where it was before crashing, with all my content back! TY TY TY <3

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That's not true at all! I have saved my info now twice once itunes says it's in recovery mode!

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D1990r wrote:

My phone has gone into recovery mode, but I want to save my pictures before I restore it.

You can't. sorry.

do you have a windows computer?

If it's in recovery mode, there is nothing left on the phone to save. It's too late for that.

Not if it's in recovery mode, you won't.

Yes, because the prompt message has nothing to do with iTunes or apple in general, it just reads as another device and will still import the pictuers and videos normally, I've done it.

If the phone is in recovery mode, there is nothing left on the phone.

The pictures / videos no longer exist.

You don't know what you're talking about.

OK, I actually agree with jbond110. I have actually had this work as well. I would absolutely try it before giving up on saving your photos.

Whatever...

The phone did not magically go into recovery mode. Something happened to put it into recovery mode to begin with.

jbond110 is 100% correct

Do not listen to KiltedTim! I just did this and it worked!! Thank you so much jbond110!