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My iphone won't turn on and I need to back up before restoring.

Please I need help and excuse my ignorance if I ask anything silly.

My iphone 5s won't turn on so I found out that I had to connect it to itunes and restore it.

Now I searched and I found out that restoring will make me lose all my photos videos and data.

Is there any way I can back up during this phase ( The phone won't turn on completely just showing the starting screen)

Or is there any other way to not lose my photos :/

Posted on Jun 28, 2017 3:13 PM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2017 3:16 PM

Hi,


Charge the battery for at least a half hour then try a force restart.


Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least ten seconds, until you see the Apple logo.


If that doesn't help, follow the instructions in this support article > If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't turn on - Apple Support


If you end having to restore the iPhone, the only way to recover your videos and data is if you created a backup to restore from during the restore process.

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Jun 28, 2017 3:16 PM in response to lulu011

Hi,


Charge the battery for at least a half hour then try a force restart.


Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least ten seconds, until you see the Apple logo.


If that doesn't help, follow the instructions in this support article > If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't turn on - Apple Support


If you end having to restore the iPhone, the only way to recover your videos and data is if you created a backup to restore from during the restore process.

My iphone won't turn on and I need to back up before restoring.

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