How to Backup Data on Locked iPhone X/8/7/6s/6/SE/5s/5

Many iPhone user may forgot their iPhone screen lock password or the lock button is broken, device dead or water damanged, iTunes can't recognize it, there are lots of important file in the phone like family photos, notes, messages, contacts etc..., we need to get the data on it back but we don't sync the data with iTunes or iCloud before, in other word, we don't have a backup files! Is there any way that I can backup data from a locked or broken iPhone?

Actually, you have a chance to back up your locked iPhone data, exactly speaking, to recover data from it, first of all, you need a iPhone Data Recovery software, which can assist you in accessing your iPhone, preview and recover photos, contacts, messages, videos, notes, call history and more contents on it without iTunes, it enable you to recover your data from the locked iPhone. The iPhone recovery programs currently work perfectly with iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6S Plus/6S, iPhone 6 Plus/6, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s/5c/5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. You can read a brief introduction to iPad Data Recovery software:

• Extract and recovery data from locked/broken iPhone without iTunes/iCloud backup. Directly export the locked iPhone data to your computer for use.
• Extract iTunes and iCloud backup, preview the backup file in detail and selectively recover the data you need, avoid all existing data on iPhone being replaced.
• Support to recover 22+ file types for all iPhone iPad iPod, including photos, videos, contacts, text messages, iMessages, mms, notes, call history, safari bookmark, WhatsApp, WebChat, Viber, Kik, message attachments etc.
• Regain lost data from iPhone under various tough circumstances, such as important files deleted or lost by accident, iPhone damaged or broken, iDevices attacked by viruses, iPhone jailbreak, iOS upgrade or factory reset, iPhone locked by forgotten passcode, etc.
• Provide the most powerful features to repari iOS system and get it back to normal, we don't need to reset iPhone to factory setting, you won't lost any data after your iPhone stuck at apple logo/ recovery mode, white/black screen and other issue.

Please download the free trial version of iPhone data recovery below to have a try.

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How to back up locked iPhone data Step by step

Next, let's check how to back up data on a locked iPhone without iTunes in detail. This guide is based on the Windows version of iPhone Data Recovery. If you are a Mac user, please download the Mac version. The operation is similar.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer

Launch the program after installing it, and connect your iPhone to the computer. If you iPhone X/8/8 Pus/7/7 Plus/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/SE/5C/5S/5/4S users, you'll see the window shown as follows.

If you use iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS, you'll see the window below after connecting your device. You need to click the "Download" button to download a plug-in. It's only a one-click work. Just click the button directly.

Step 2: Scan your iPhone for data on it

If you forgot your iPhone screen lock password, don’t worried! As long as you can enter the system, you can get back your data on it. For iPhone 4/3GS users, follow the steps below to get into the device's scanning mode:

• 1. Hold your iPhone and click the "Start" button.
• 2. Press the "Power" and "Home" buttons at the same time for exactly 10 seconds.
• 3. After 10 seconds, release the Power button, but keep holding the "Home" button for another 15 seconds.

When you're told that you've successfully entered the scanning mode, the software will begin scanning your iPhone as the window shown below.

For iPhone X/8/8 Pus/7/7 Plus/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/SE/5C/5S/5/4S users, you can directly click the "Start Scan" button on the main window to scan it as follows.

Step 3: Preview and back up data on your locked iPhone

When the scan completes, all data that the software found on your iPhone will be displayed in clear categories. You can preview them one by one and click "Recover" to save them all on your computer with one click.

The data you find there contains those existing on your iPhone and those deleted from your iPhone recently. They have their own color. You can turn on the button on the top to "Only display the deleted items" when you want to separate them. You can also watch the video tutorial below.

Note: If you have synced your iPhone with iTunes or iCloud before, you also can switch to "Recover from iTunes Backup File" or "Recover from iCloud Backup File" option. It can help you to recover all data in your iTunes backup for your iPhone.

Additionally, if you want to import recovered contacts back to your iPhone, you can use iPhone Manager tool to do it in a few clicks.