PLEASE HELP!!! Old iphone died out of nowhere, How can I get back my pics?

So my trusty iPhone 13 just straight up died on me yesterday. No warning signs, just powered off while I was using it and now it won’t turn back on. Tried the usual stuff..force restart, different chargers, even left it plugged in overnight..nothing.

I already got myself a new phone, but all my photos, random videos, and some voice memos I never backed up are stuck on the old one. I’m kind of kicking myself for not setting up icloud properly.

Is there any realistic way to get my data off it? I’m cool with paying a bit if that’s what it takes, just don’t want to waste money if it’s a lost cause. Anyone been through this?

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Orin Thorne

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July 21, 2025 at 10:59 am

Agree with the others ..get a pro to do a quick diagnostic. They’ll tell you if it’s a simple fix or if the data’s toast. Definitely don’t smash it or keep trying random stuff; you only get so many chances with the storage chip.

Kael Rowan

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 9:32 am

One more thing.. if the phone had a passcode, your data’s still encrypted. That’s actually good news: even if someone else got hold of the phone, they can’t read your stuff. Labs just need to get the phone working enough to decrypt using your passcode.

Ezra Flint

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 9:05 am

I’d skip the DIY experiments. More tinkering = higher chance of frying the storage chip. Good labs do “no data, no fee,” so at least you won’t be charged if it’s truly gone.

For reference, a basic power circuit fix can be under $200; full chip-off recovery can hit $700+.”

Daxi

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 8:28 am

Yeah, I tried on iTunes already ..nothing shows up. Guess it’s past the easy fixes.

Nina Calder

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 7:23 am

Before you shell out, try plugging it into a Mac or PC with Finder or itunes open. I’ve seen phones that look completely dead still show up in recovery mode. If it does, you can update or at least back up.

But if it’s not even being detected, board repair is your best shot.

Jace Elric

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 7:08 am

Ummm..pretty much, yeah. They’ll usually do a “temporary repair” (replace or bypass the dead parts just to get your phone to turn on). Look for board level repair or iPhone data recovery places in your city.

Most decent ones won’t charge if they can’t recover anything. Just avoid the too-good-to-be-true ones; this stuff needs specialized gear.

Daxi

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 6:59 am

So should I be hopefull? Apple basically told me I’d be better off recycling it. How do I even find one of those labs? Are we talking “strip the phone apart” kind of repair here?

Jace Elric

Participant

July 21, 2025 at 6:03 am

My iPhone X died like that last year ..turned out it wasn’t the logic board but the power IC that failed. Apple told me it was “beyond repair,” but a local data recovery guy pulled my photos. They basically bypassed the dead components to get it to boot long enough to extract stuff.

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