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Dead IPad Mini - can I retrieve any data from it?
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<blockquote data-quote="tmhanser" data-source="post: 1837019" data-attributes="member: 403619"><p>Thanks, RadDave.</p><p></p><p>The device is an iPad Mini 1. No backups are available and this was given to me by a friend. I could just toss it or use it as a coaster but I was bound and determined to get into it, somehow. </p><p></p><p>One last resort is to take it into an Apple Store or Best Buy. If I can't get it to light up, it won't show up as a device on the USB bus on either Windows or Mac, as I see it.</p><p></p><p>DFU: this is only for later devices with Face Recognition, correct? </p><p></p><p>I'm sure an iPad is pretty hard to get in to and thanks for pointing that out. I noticed on YouTube what was involved and the tools that are necessary. I'm not even ready to break into it that way, without the tools. But I thought I would ask! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And, if I did take it in to Apple or Best Buy, I wonder what it would cost me to have THEM break into it or retrieve data? And, can it even be done?</p><p></p><p>I might be looking at an Apple-made coaster here, for my drinks. </p><p></p><p>Any more thoughts or comments? If I do break into it carefully and successfully, what item can I remove or what would I do? Put a new battery in it?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tmhanser, post: 1837019, member: 403619"] Thanks, RadDave. The device is an iPad Mini 1. No backups are available and this was given to me by a friend. I could just toss it or use it as a coaster but I was bound and determined to get into it, somehow. One last resort is to take it into an Apple Store or Best Buy. If I can't get it to light up, it won't show up as a device on the USB bus on either Windows or Mac, as I see it. DFU: this is only for later devices with Face Recognition, correct? I'm sure an iPad is pretty hard to get in to and thanks for pointing that out. I noticed on YouTube what was involved and the tools that are necessary. I'm not even ready to break into it that way, without the tools. But I thought I would ask! :) And, if I did take it in to Apple or Best Buy, I wonder what it would cost me to have THEM break into it or retrieve data? And, can it even be done? I might be looking at an Apple-made coaster here, for my drinks. Any more thoughts or comments? If I do break into it carefully and successfully, what item can I remove or what would I do? Put a new battery in it? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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