How to Recover iPhone Data without Password? [Solved]

"Can you get data off an iPhone without the password?"

Like problems of recovering data from iPhones after factory reset, users are seeking help to fix various iPhone issues, one of which is to retrieve data from locked iPhones.

On their iPhones, users establish a passcode to safeguard their personal information, and some even change it on a regular basis to maintain security. Users must enter their passcodes every time they reboot their iPhones, so few will forget them.

Those who change their passwords frequently, on the other hand, are prone to mix them up, after several times attempting, they found that their iPhones are disabled.

When do you need to recover iPhone data without passwords?

This is not a rare case. Situations in which users need to recover data without passwords are listed here.

If physical damage occurs, it is a better bet to turn to the local repair service as soon as possible. To troubleshoot the forgotten password issue, here prepared a useful guide for users to retrieve data from locked iPhones.

How to recover iPhone data without passwords?

Users may wonder that is it possible for them to get data from locked iPhones even when they don’t have a passcode. Well, it is possible, but with prerequisites.

• First, your iPhone is supposed to connect with a computer that you have already connected to before. That is to say, you have ever clicked “Trust” to the pop-up question “Trust This Computer?” Thus, it requires no password to do any operation.
• Then, it is necessary that your iPhone hasn’t been rebooted after being trusted by your computer. Otherwise, your iPhone cannot be connected.
• If your iPhone is disabled, your iPhone will not be connected to the computer until the countdown is over.

Then, let’s make it clear about what you need before operating.

Now follow the detailed guide to get your data back from a locked iPhone.

Phase 1. Make a backup via iTunes

iTunes could help you backup and restore your iPhone.

First of all, to prevent your data from being gone when trying to unlock your iPhone, and to preserve the current data of your device, it is necessary to create a backup before removing the passcode.

Step 1. Start iTunes and connect your iPhone to the computer.

Step 2. Click the “iPhone” icon.

Step 3. Then go to “Summary” and click “Back Up Now” to make a backup.

It is recommended not to encrypt the backup here in case you may forget it.

Now, you can safely remove your passcode, follow the steps in the next part.

Phase 2. Unlock your iPhone via entering Recovery Mode

Here users can utilize the Recovery Mode to wipe all the data and settings on the device, thus the passcode is also removed.

Step 1. Follow the tutorial to turn off your iPhone.

Step 2. Then follow the step here to put your device in Recovery Mode.

Step 3. Hold the correct button and immediately connect your iPhone to your computer. Here please keep pressing the buttons and do not let go until the Recovery Mode screen appears.

Step 4. Then a pop-up window will show, click “Restore”.

Thus the passcode is successfully removed, then you can move to the next part to extract data from iPhone without passcodes.

Phase 3. Recover iPhone data without passwords

After wiping the passcode, you can follow the two methods given here to retrieve your data.

Method 1. Recover iPhone data without passwords from iCloud backup

If you are equipped with iCloud backup, you can utilize this feature. If you found that restoring from iCloud backup not working, refer to the tutorial to fix it.

Step 1. Turn on your iPhone, after setting the password face ID, etc.

Step 2. Choose “Restore from iCloud Backup”. Sign in with your Apple ID.

Method 2. Recover iPhone data without password from iTunes backup

If you don’t have a backup on iCloud, retrieving your data from iTunes backup you have made now is recommended.

Step 1. Turn on your iPhone, after setting the password face ID, etc.

Step 2. Choose “Restore from Mac or PC”. Connect your iPhone to your computer.

Step 3. Select the backup you have made, wait patiently while restoring, and then finish the setup process.

Now you have successfully retrieved data from locked iPhone.

Wrapping up

In this article, the elaborated tutorial to recover iPhone data without passwords has been given above. Firstly, create a new backup to preserve your current data; then, remove the passcode via Recovery Mode; finally, restore data from iCloud or iTunes backup.