"Due to a battery issue my iPad is dead and not turning on. All my photos and videos were on iPad and I didn't back up in iCloud. Anyway, I can restore my data. Please it's a request as it has my late aunty's photos she is no more. I need all the Pictures and videos saved on my iPad."
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Is your iPad completely unresponsive, stuck on a black screen, or physically damaged and won't turn on? Losing access to your iPad is frustrating enough — but losing important data like photos, contacts, or notes can be devastating. The good news is that you can still recover data from a dead or broken iPad. In this guide, we'll walk you through multiple methods to retrieve your files from a dead or broken iPad with or without a backup.
To recover data from a broken iPad, you can not miss Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery. It is one of the best iPad recovery software on the market. If your iPad can be successfully detected by a computer, this tool can help you get back the lost data or existing data in a breeze without a backup.
Why choose iPhone Data Recovery?
Here is how to recover data from a dead/broken iPad without a backup:
01Download and run iPhone Data Recovery on your computer. Then, connect your iPad to your computer using a USB cable. Once the software detects the device, select the "Recover from iOS Device" mode.
02Select the data type you want and click the Start Scan button to scan all the data on your iPad. After scanning, you will see the files are displayed as different categories on the left.
03Just navigate to the data type you want; you can then preview the files on the computer. The deleted files are marked as red, and the existing ones are black. If you want, you can turn on the "Only display the deleted item(s)" to view the deleted files only. You can now select the deleted files you want to recover and then click the "Recover to Computer" button to export them to your computer.
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Have you been syncing your iPad with iTunes? If yes, you can restore data from broken iPad from a previous iTunes backup.
Compared to Apple's native method, Coolmuster allows you to selectively recover data from iTunes backups without the need for a full device restore. What's more, you can extract iTunes backup without connecting your device to the PC.
Here is how to recover data from dead iPad from iTunes backup using iPhone Data Recovery:
01Run iPhone Data Recovery on your computer, and select the "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode. The software will detect and list all your previous iTunes backup files on your computer. You can select the backup that contains your iPad data and then click "Start Scan" to scan the iTunes backup.
02Select the data types you wish to restore, then click the "Start Scan" button at the bottom right. You can then preview the iTunes backup files on your computer.
03Click on a category, then select the files you want and click "Recover to Computer" to extract the files from iTunes backup to your computer.
You can also directly use iTunes to recover data from broken iPad. However, in this way, you will need another iPad to restore the data, and iTunes backup will replace the current data on another iPad. This is where most users feel frustrated when restoring backup via iTunes.
If you don't mind, follow the steps below to recover data from a dead or broken iPad using iTunes:
Step 1. Open iTunes or Finder on macOS Catalina and later.
Step 2. Connect your new iPad to the PC that you used to back up your broken iPad.
Step 3. Click "Restore Backup" and choose the backup you need to restore.
If you enabled iCloud backup before your iPad became unresponsive, you can retrieve your data from iCloud.
With Coolmuster, you can log into your iCloud account and selectively download files from the backup, without erasing your device. Here is how to recover data from dead or broken iPad from iCloud backup using iPhone Data Recovery:
01Launch the software and select the "Recover from iCloud" mode. Then, sign in to your iCloud account as prompted to proceed. (Note: If Two-Factor Authentication is required, enter the verification code sent to your iOS device and click "Verify" to continue.)
02Next, choose the file types you wish to restore, then click "Next" to begin a quick scan. This will allow you to preview more details of your iCloud backup.
03Select the files you want to restore and click the "Recover to Computer" button to save them to your computer.
You can also use Apple's native method. However, this method also requires another iPad or iPhone. Additionally, you must first erase the device, and the process cannot selectively restore specific files.
Here is how to recover data from dead/broken iPad via iCloud:
Step 1. Turn on your new iPad/iPhone and follow the on-screen steps to set it up. If your new iPad/iPhone has already been set up, you need to go to "Settings" > "General" > "Reset", then tap "Erase All Content and Settings".
Step 2. When you see the "Apps & Data" screen, tap "Restore from iCloud Backup".
Step 3. Sign in with your Apple ID, tap "Choose backup", and then select the wanted backups in iCloud to restore.
Hopefully, you can get back data from broken/dead iPad successfully by following this guide. As you can see, even if you lost data on your damaged iPad without backup, you can recover the files using Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery. Besides, this easy-to-use recovery tool also offers better ways to restore iTunes/iCloud backup. You can download it and see how it works.
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